1. Mule Wasihun Lakew was born on 20 October 1993 and is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events up to the marathon distance.
18 Facts About Mule Wasihun
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Mule Wasihun was a team silver medallist at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
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Mule Wasihun entered a series of races in France and set a best of 1:00:35 minutes for third at the Nice Half Marathon and won the Paris-Versailles and Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale races.
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Mule Wasihun took victory at the Paris Half Marathon the following year and defended his Paris-Versailles title, though he was beaten into second in Marseille by Titus Mbishei.
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Mule Wasihun made his marathon debut at the 2015 Dubai Marathon, though was some way off the winners with 2:10:57 hours in eleventh.
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Mule Wasihun finished in seventh, almost a minute behind winner Tsebelu Zewude, his compatriot.
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Mule Wasihun won his first international medal there, taking eighth place and helping Ethiopia to the men's team silver medal alongside Abayneh Ayele and Tamirat Tola.
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Mule Wasihun suffered an unfortunate race at the World 10K Bangalore: he was directed the wrong way while in the lead and upon tracking back was chased by a stray dog on the course.
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In 2017, Mule Wasihun returned to the Dubai Marathon, where he finished second place in a time of 2:06:46; the race was won by compatriot Tamirat Tola in 2:04:11.
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Mule Wasihun returned to the Amsterdam Marathon, where he finished 4th in 2:05:39.
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Mule Wasihun won his first race of 2018, setting a new course record of 59:44 at the eDreams Mitja Marato de Barcelona on 11 February.
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Mule Wasihun's time beat the previous course record of Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge by 20 seconds.
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Mule Wasihun raced his first marathon of 2018 at the Rotterdam Marathon, where he finished in 6th place in a time of 2:08:13.
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In 2019, Mule Wasihun was 6th in the RAK Half Marathon in February, clocking a new personal best time of 59:34.
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Mule Wasihun competed in the 2019 London Marathon on 28 April, where he finished 3rd in a time of 2:03:16.
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Mule Wasihun dropped off the pace being set by Eliud Kipchoge in the closing stages of the race, however he still recorded a personal best time, making him the 13th fastest marathon runner of all time, and the fastest ever 3rd-place finish in a marathon.
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Mule Wasihun competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
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In 2020, Mule Wasihun returned to the United Arab Emirates, where he raced the RAK Half Marathon on 21 February.