Con solo 19 años de edad Ghebreslassie esta creando su propia historia en el atletismo mundial al convertirse en el ganador mas joven en la historia de los eventos del Mundial de Atletismo de la IAAF y en el primer atleta de Eritra en ganar la medalla de oro de este torneo….
Ghebreslassie tiene una solida reputacion en torneos anteriores especialmente en los todo terrenos, finalizando sexto en la competencia Junior en el 2013 en la IAAF y septimo en el 2014 en la media maraton del Mundial. pese aello su manager Jos Hermens, quien ademas guio al legendario Haile Ghebreslassie en su destacada carrera, no cree que resultado como este sea el único.
Ghirmanu Ghebreslassie the 19-year-old created his own piece of athletics history by becoming the youngest ever winner of a road event at the IAAF World Championships and the first Eritrean athlete to win a gold medal at the championships.
Ghebreslassie had a solid reputation at previous major championships across all terrains, finishing seventh in the junior race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and seventh at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. But despite that, his manager Jos Hermens – who also guided Gebrselassie throughout his legendary career – did not expect a result such as this one on the eve of the championships.