Girma Bekele Gebre

Girma Bekele Gebre (; born 29 December 1992) is an Ethiopian marathon runner who finished third at the 2019 New York City Marathon as a non-elite runner. Gebre also won the 2018 Brooklyn Half Marathon, and came third in the 1,500 metres event at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Personal life Gebre splits his time between living in New York and Ethiopia. In 2019, he moved back to Ethiopia after the death of one of his brothers. His brother Alemu Bekele competed for Bahrain at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career When in New York, Gebre competes for the West Side Runners, and has won multiple club races.

In 2016, Gebre came fourth at the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5-K event in New York City. In 2018, Gebre won the Brooklyn Half Marathon, in a time of 1:04:56. In the same year, he finished third at the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5-K event, and came 19th in the 2018 New York City Marathon. He also came third in the 10k event at the Bermuda Marathon Weekend, and competed in a 5k race in Alexandria, Virginia. and was in the front four after another runner dropped away from the lead pack. He finished third in the race, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gebre worked on a farm in Ethiopia.