Yemaneberhan "Yeman" Crippa (born 15 October 1996) 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 parents in the 1998–2000 Eritrean–Ethiopian War, 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.FIDAL bio (in Italian)
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.
In 2019, he set the 10,000 metres national record at the Doha World Championship with a time of 27:10.76.
Crippa represented Italy at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 5000 m, and 10,000 m events.
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. Crippa enjoyed a successful year by winning European 10,000 m gold and bronze in the 5000 m at Munich 2022.
In June 2023, he won the European 10,000m Cup.
He placed fourth at 10.000 meters at the 2026 European Championship in Birmingham.
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) 3000 metres U23: 7:43.30 (Ostrava 2018) 3000 metres indoor: 7:57.25 (Ancona 2016) 5000 metres: 13:02.26 (Ostrava 2020) 5000 metres U23: 13:18.83 (Palo Alto, CA 2018) 5000 metres indoor: 13:23.99 (Birmingham 2017) 10,000 metres: 27:10.76 (Doha 2019) 10,000 metres U23: 27:44.21 (London 2018) Road 5 kilometres: 13:14 (Herzogenaurach 2022) 10 kilometres: 28:02 (Monza 2023) Half marathon: 59:26 (Naples 2022) Marathon: 2:05:18 (Paris 2026)
Competition record
2012European Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary32ndXC 6.03 km U2019:332013World Cross Country ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland38thU20 race23:26World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine6th1500 m3:45.02European Cross Country ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7thXC 6.0 km U2018:142014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States10th1500 m3:47.16–5000 mDNSEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsSamokov, Bulgaria1stXC 6.085 km U2020:072015World Cross Country ChampionshipsGuiyang, China20thU20 race24:52European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden3rd5000 m14:35.39European Cross Country ChampionshipsHyères, France1stXC 5.947 km U2017:392016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8th5000 m13:46.30European Cross Country ChampionshipsChia, Italy3rdXC 7.97 km U2322:542017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7th3000 m8:05.63European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland1st5000 m14:14.28European Cross Country ChampionshipsSamorin, Slovakia3rdXC 8.23 km U2324:422018European 10,000m CupLondon, United Kingdom3rd10,000 m27:44.21 Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain3rd5000 m13:56.53European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4th5000 m13:19.853rd10,000 m28:12.15European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands6thXC 10.3 km29:143rdTeam37 pts2019European 10,000m CupLondon, United Kingdom1st10,000 m27:49.79 European Team Championships Super LeagueBydgoszcz, Poland4th3000 m8:03.691st5000 m13:43.30The Match Europe v USAMinsk, Belarus3rd3000 m7:58.111World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (h)5000 m13:29.088th10,000 m27:10.76 European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rdXC 10.3 km30:212021European Team Championships Super LeagueChorzów, Poland1st5000 m13:17.23 Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan29th (h)5000 m13:47.1211th10,000 m27:54.05 SBEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland–XC 10.0 kmDNF2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany3rd5000 m13:24.83 1st10,000 m27:46.13 European Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4thXC 9.572 km29:472ndTeam25 pts2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th10,000 m28:16.402025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan –MarathonDNF2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th10,000 m28:08.56World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark7thHalf marathon59:18 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
References
External links
Yemaneberhan Crippa at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Yemaneberhan Crippa – CONI – Paris 2024