Italian long-distance runner
Yemaneberhan "Yeman " Crippa (born 15 October 1996)[ 2] is an Ethiopian -born Italian long-distance runner . He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships in 2022 , and bronze in the 10,000 m in 2018 . Crippa claimed five medals in the age-group races at the European Cross Country Championships an Individual Bronze Medal in the Senior race in 2019 and followed up with an Individual Silver Medal performance at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships.
He earned the bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2015 European Junior Championships and gold at the 2017 European U23 Championships . Crippa holds seven Italian records (3000 m , 5000 m out and indoors, 10,000 m, 5 km road race , half marathon and marathon ) and won five national titles.
Biography
Born in Dessie , in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, Yemaneberhan lost his Ethiopian parents in the Eritrean–Ethiopian War , where Eritrea won its independence, and landed in an orphanage in Addis Abeba . He was adopted in 2001 by an Italian couple, Roberto and Luisa Crippa, and settled with them in Trento . He was one of the nine children adopted by the couple, together with his older brothers Nekagenet and Kelemu. At the beginning he concentrated on football before switching to running in 2007, both of his brothers also being runners.[ 3] [ 4]
Winning several medals in various age categories, Crippa made his senior debut at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam , finishing eighth in the 5000 metres . A year later, he placed seventh in the 3000 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships held in Belgrade .[ 2]
In 2019, he set the 10,000 metres national record at the Doha World Championship with a time of 27:10.76.[ 5]
Crippa represented Italy at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics , competing in the 5000 m , and 10,000 m events.[ 2]
In February 2022, he broke the Italian half marathon record with a 59:26 performance in Naples , becoming the first Italian athlete to hold national records in the 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and half marathon.[ 6] Crippa enjoyed a successful year by winning European 10,000 m gold and bronze in the 5000 m at Munich 2022 .[ 2]
In June 2023, he won the European 10,000m Cup .
Achievements
Personal bests
Road
Competition record
Yeman (far left) at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships .
Crippa (center in blue) in group during 5000 m heat at the 2019 World Athletics Championships .
Representing Italy
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Result
2012
European Cross Country Championships
Budapest , Hungary
32nd
XC 6.03 km U20
19:33
2013
World Cross Country Championships
Bydgoszcz , Poland
38th
U20 race
23:26
World Youth Championships
Donetsk , Ukraine
6th
1500 m
3:45.02
European Cross Country Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
7th
XC 6.0 km U20
18:14
2014
World Junior Championships
Eugene, OR , United States
10th
1500 m
3:47.16
–
5000 m
DNS
European Cross Country Championships
Samokov , Bulgaria
1st
XC 6.085 km U20
20:07
2015
World Cross Country Championships
Guiyang , China
20th
U20 race
24:52
European Junior Championships
Eskilstuna , Sweden
3rd
5000 m
14:35.39
European Cross Country Championships
Hyères , France
1st
XC 5.947 km U20
17:39
2016
European Athletics Championships
Amsterdam , Netherlands
8th
5000 m
13:46.30
European Cross Country Championships
Chia , Italy
3rd
XC 7.97 km U23
22:54
2017
European Indoor Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
7th
3000 m
8:05.63
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz , Poland
1st
5000 m
14:14.28
European Cross Country Championships
Samorin , Slovakia
3rd
XC 8.23 km U23
24:42
2018
European 10,000m Cup
London , United Kingdom
3rd
10,000 m
27:44.21 NU23R
Mediterranean Games
Tarragona , Spain
3rd
5000 m
13:56.53
European Championships
Berlin , Germany
4th
5000 m
13:19.85
3rd
10,000 m
28:12.15
European Cross Country Championships
Tilburg , Netherlands
6th
XC 10.3 km
29:14
3rd
Team
37 pts
2019
European 10,000m Cup
London , United Kingdom
1st
10,000 m
27:49.79 SB
European Team Championships Super League
Bydgoszcz , Poland
4th
3000 m
8:03.69
1st
5000 m
13:43.30
The Match Europe v USA
Minsk , Belarus
3rd
3000 m
7:58.11 1
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
21st (h)
5000 m
13:29.08
8th
10,000 m
27:10.76 NR
European Cross Country Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
3rd
XC 10.3 km
30:21
2021
European Team Championships Super League
Chorzów , Poland
1st
5000 m
13:17.23 CR
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
29th (h)
5000 m
13:47.12
11th
10,000 m
27:54.05 SB
European Cross Country Championships
Dublin , Ireland
–
XC 10.0 km
DNF
2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
3rd
5000 m
13:24.83
1st
10,000 m
27:46.13
European Cross Country Championships
Turin , Italy
4th
XC 9.572 km
29:47
2nd
Team
25 pts
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
12th
10,000 m
28:16.40
1 Representing Europe
National titles
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