Gashaw Asfaw Melese (Amharic: ጋሻው አስፋው; born 26 September 1978) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Gashaw Asfaw Melese
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1978-09-26) 26 September 1978 (age 46)
Sport
SportLong-distance running

Ashaw won the silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and finished fourteenth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships. He has also participated in the 2005 edition, but did not finish the race.

His personal best marathon time is 2:08:03 hours, achieved in April 2006 in the Paris Marathon. In the half marathon his personal best time is 1:02:35 hours, achieved in September 2006 in Lille.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ethiopia
2002 Venice Marathon Venice, Italy 8th Marathon 2:15:17
2003 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Marathon 2:10:40
Rome Marathon Rome, Italy 9th Marathon 2:13:52
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 2nd Marathon 2:26:08
2004 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Marathon 2:12:49
Paris Marathon Paris, France 4th Marathon 2:10:36
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 8th Marathon 2:09:47
2005 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 3rd Marathon 2:13:59
Paris Marathon Paris, France 3rd Marathon 2:09:24
JTBC Seoul Marathon Seoul, Korea 2nd Marathon 2:09:31
2006 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 5th Marathon 2:14:19
Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:08:03
2007 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 2nd Marathon 2:12:32
Paris Marathon Paris, France 2nd Marathon 2:09:53
World Championships Osaka, Japan 14th Marathon 2:20:58
2008 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9th Marathon 2:12:03
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 4th Marathon 2:10:47
Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th Marathon 2:10:52
Shanghai International Marathon Shanghai, China 1st Marathon 2:09:28
2009 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4th Marathon 2:10:59
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 6th Marathon 2:10:44
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, Canada 3rd Marathon 2:09:23
Shanghai International Marathon Shanghai, China 1st Marathon 2:10:10
2010 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 6th Marathon 2:10:53
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, Canada 5th Marathon 2:08:55
Shanghai International Marathon Shanghai, China 1st Marathon 2:11:36
2011 Daegu Marathon Daegu, South Korea 8th Marathon 2:11:34
Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Slovakia 5th Marathon 2:15:11
2012 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 7th Marathon 2:12:56
Rennes Le Marathon Vert Rennes, France 2nd Marathon 2:09:47
2013 Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, Canada 3rd Marathon 2:10:24
Taiyuan International Marathon Taiyuan, China 7th Marathon 2:14:08
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