Yemaneberhan Crippa

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.

Yemaneberhan Crippa

Crippa in 2022
Personal information
National team	Italy: 10 caps (2018–2020)
Born	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)[1] Dessie, Wollo, Ethiopia[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance running Cross country running
Club	Valsugana Trentino Fiamme Oro Padova
Coached by	Massimo Pegoretti Marco Borsari (2007–2011)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 m: 3:35.26 (2018) Mile: 3:52.08 (2020) 3000 m: 7:37.90 NR (2021) 5000 m: 13:02.26 NR (2020) 10,000 m: 27:10.76 NR (2019)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Italy International competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd European Championships 3 0 2 European Team Championships 2 0 0 European Cross Country C'ships 0 1 2 European 10,000m Cup 2 0 1 Mediterranean Games 0 0 1 Total 7 1 6 European Championships 2022 Munich 10,000 m 2024 Rome Half marathon 2024 Rome Half marathon team 2018 Berlin 10,000 m 2022 Munich 5000 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 5000 m European 10,000m Cup 2023 Pacé 10,000 m 2019 London 10,000 m 2018 London 10,000 m European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 5000 m European U20 Championships 2015 Eskilstuna 5000 m European Cross Country Championships 2014 Samokov U20 race 2015 Hyères U20 race 2022 Turin Senior team 2024 Antalya Senior Men 2016 Chia U23 race 2017 Šamorín U23 race 2018 Tilburg Senior team 2019 Lisbon Senior race Mediterranean Games 2018 Taragona 5000 m

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

• 800 metres: 1:50.16 (Trento 2016)
  • 1000 metres indoor: 2:32.88 (Ancona 2013)
• 1500 metres: 3:35.26 (Rovereto 2020)
  • 1500 metres indoor: 3:51.43 (Ancona 2015)
• 3000 metres: 7:37.90 (Gateshead 2021) NR
• 3000 metres U23: 7:43.30 (Ostrava 2018) NU23R^[7]
  • 3000 metres indoor: 7:57.25 (Ancona 2016)
• 5000 metres: 13:02.26 (Ostrava 2020) NR
• 5000 metres U23: 13:18.83 (Palo Alto, CA 2018) NU23R^[8]
  • 5000 metres indoor: 13:23.99 (Birmingham 2017) NR
• 10,000 metres: 27:10.76 (Doha 2019) NR
• 10,000 metres U23: 27:44.21 (London 2018)^[8]

Road

• 5 kilometres: 13:14 (Herzogenaurach 2022) NR
• 10 kilometres: 28:02 (Monza 2023)
• Half marathon: 59:26 (Naples 2022) NR
• Marathon: 02:06:06 (Sevilla 2024)

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	7:58.111
	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

¹Representing Europe

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2016
  • 5000 metres: 2022
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 3000 metres: 2016
• Italian Cross Country Championships
  • Long race: 2016, 2019

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - 5000 metres
• Italian all-time top lists - 10,000 metres
• Naturalized athletes of Italy