Alemayehu Bezabeh
Bezabeh at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Spanish (from 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | circa 1986 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle-distance Long-distance Cross country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Spain internationally. His brother, Sisay Bezabeh, is also a professional runner and represents Australia internationally.
In December 2010 Alemayehu Bezabeh was arrested as part of Operation Galgo, an investigation by the Spanish Guardia Civil into an alleged doping ring among athletes in Spain, having been caught red-handed carrying a bag of his own blood for a blood transfusion.