Another Mr. & Mrs. X

[gh]

They competed in the same event in Paris last year; he was favored to win but she ended up finishing higher than he did. Who are they?

[Powell]

Re: Another Mr. & Mrs. X

Gezahegne Abera and Elfenesh Alemu

[Jon]

Re: Another Mr. & Mrs. X

Is this couple actually married..??

[gh]

Re: Another Mr. & Mrs. X

From the "Landmarks" section of the July 03 T&FN

<<Married: Reigning Olympic/Worlds marathon champion Gezahegne Abera, 25, and 2:24:29 performer Elfenesh Alemu, 28; on June 8 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Among the 25,000 (!) guests were distance giants Haile Gebrselassie, Million Wolde, Fita Bayissa, Derartu Tulu, Berhane Adere and Fatuma Roba.>>

They got WAY married!

[Jon]

Re: Another Mr. & Mrs. X

>They got WAY married!



I posted my message at around the same time as Powell - I wasn't questioning whether Abera and Alemu were married; just wanted to know if the could in question were married.