Editor's Note: Daniel emailed us to clarify the situation. He is an Eritrean citizen, but living in the United States. He registered himself under his full name (Daniel Mesfun Teklebrhan), but they only wrote Daniel Teklebrhan in the results.
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Tilastopaja list's him as a 63:27 half Marathoner an d 29:46 for 10k https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=94600
Editor's Note: Daniel emailed us to clarify the situation. He is an Eritrean citizen, but living in the United States. He registered himself under his full name (Daniel Mesfun Teklebrhan), but they only wrote Daniel Teklebrhan in the results. -
14th best ever and 4th quickest in last 10 years 2nd fastest this year (by some way)
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douglas burke wrote:
Tilastopaja list's him as a 63:27 half Marathoner an d 29:46 for 10k https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=94600
Wow, new top 3 contender at the trials? -
He appears to be Eritrean. Daniel Mesfun.
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He was 5th at Bay to Breakers in 2017. He was listed as living in Los Angeles and aged 29 at the time.
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He was also listed as living in Los Angeles in 2016 when he came 2nd in the Rock and Roll half marathon in San Diego (63:37)
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What do you mean ‘14th best ever’?
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He had a 4-digit bib number. Apparently not even classified as an "elite".
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All that social media fanfare from Parker Stinson and this guy goes out an quietly runs significantly faster for second fastest American this year.
I would like to see Stinson run well, but maybe he could learn a lesson about not just pacing, but humility as well. -
Kkkkkk wrote:
He was also listed as living in Los Angeles in 2016 when he came 2nd in the Rock and Roll half marathon in San Diego (63:37)
Living in Los Angeles does not equal US citizen. -
Pretty sure this guy would’ve run a US champs race or two if he was a US citizen - the fact that he hasn’t makes me think he’s just a US resident.
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Seriously? !!! wrote:
Pretty sure this guy would’ve run a US champs race or two if he was a US citizen - the fact that he hasn’t makes me think he’s just a US resident.
The weird thing is how few results can be found. I can only find bay to breakers 2017, the rock and roll half from 2016, and this marathon.
Seems unlikely to run that fast with so few searcheable results. Maybe he used to run under a different name. Its also weird to have a non elite entry and run that fast. -
He uses different names. I’ve raced him a couple of times here in California.he just started racking up the local money. . I haven’t seen him race in a while.
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Esjdbd wrote:
He uses different names. I’ve raced him a couple of times here in California.he just started racking up the local money. . I haven’t seen him race in a while.
Is it Meb making a secret comeback? -
BTW, here's his IAAF profile, Daniel Mesfun of Eritrea
https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/eritrea/daniel-mesfun-309771 -
Half Marathon Performance1:03:36 * Wind PlaceSan Diego, CA (USA) Date 05 JUN 2016 - Not legal
Not legal because there's a following wind, or because it's too close to the dispensaries in Mexico? -
If he's Mesfun, perhaps he was escaping his scandalous past.
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/daniel-mesfun-upheld-as-winner-of-cleveland-marathon-following-controversy/95-557118426 -
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ARRS profile, which lists him as Eritrean:
http://arrs.auguszt.in/runner/42860
