Demissie Wolde

Demissie Wolde (born 8 March 1937) is an Ethiopian former marathon runner. He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1969 in 2:15:37.[1] He also competed in the 1964 Olympic marathon, having qualified by running 2:19:30 on 3 August for 3rd place, in the Ethiopian Olympic trials, a race held at 8,000 feet. After being among the leaders for much of the 1964 Olympic race, he finished tenth in 2:21:25.2.[2] At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he placed 18th in 2:20:44.0 in the marathon. He is the younger brother of Mamo Wolde who dropped out of the race in 1964, won the Olympic Marathon in 1968, and who finished 3rd in 1972.[3]

Not to be confused with Mamo Wolde.

References
  1. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-05-02). "World Marathon Rankings for 1969". Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. The Olympic Marathon, Human Kinetics, David E. Martin, Roger W. H. Gynn, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. Sports Reference LLC. "Demissie Wolde Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-10-14.


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