In the men's class was a double victory for two Eritreans. Weldu Negash Gebretsadik sprinted from Tomas Bereket in the last 300 meters and won by four seconds. He's racing background from Eritrea, but very few appearances on Norwegian soil. His best result is clear from a 10,000 m at Bislett in the summer where he ran for 29.56.
Double Eritrea: Tomas Bereket, Larvik Turn (left) was No. 2 this year as last year. Weldu Negash Gebretsadik, IL Moss won the internal sprints. Here they pass runners in the Half Birkenhead. (Photo: Per Inge Østmoen) The top 20 men in the Birkebeiner Race – 21 km:
| Place |
Startno |
Name |
Club |
Time |
| 1 |
88 |
Weldu Negash Gebretsadik |
Moss IL |
1:10:10 |
| 2 |
110 |
Tomas Bereket |
Larvik turn |
1:10:14 |
| 3 |
89 |
Andreas High |
Slevik IL |
1:12:27 |
| 4 |
95 |
Jonas Udjus Frorud |
Skiptvet IL |
1:14:13 |
| 5 |
5 |
Lasse Blom |
Modum |
1:15:06 |
| 6 |
98 |
Gjermund Thorson Nordskar |
United Bakeries / Vågå IL |
1:15:26 |
| 7 |
22 |
John Deighan Chr Hansen |
Asker SK |
1:15:50 |
| 8 |
119 |
Morten Eide Pedersen |
LSK / Exspirit |
1:16:33 |
| 9 |
128 |
Per-Christian L Torgersrud |
Eidsiva CAR |
1:16:38 |
| 10 |
64 |
Ole Kristian Smestad |
Stjørdal FIK |
1:16:40 |
| 11 |
70 |
Øyvind Stokseth |
Halden SK |
1:16:42 |
| 12 |
68 |
Anders Stenbrenden |
Milslukern / NHO |
1:17:00 |
| 13 |
85 |
Change Aamodt |
Bagn IL / Valdres Langløparl |
1:17:15 |
| 14 |
39 |
Andreas Larsen Kullerud |
Team Tronrud |
1:18:02 |
| 15 |
45 |
Per Erik Monsrud |
Oppstad IL |
1:18:15 |
| 16 |
50 |
Jon Per Nygaard |
Øversjødalen / Persbråten |
1:18:23 |
| 17 |
71 |
Lars Petter Stormo |
Team Sports Oslo Stock |
1:18:30 |
| 18 |
158 |
Hågen Urseth |
FIK RenEng |
1:18:54 |
| 19 |
93 |
Henning Røberg |
Nittedal IL |
1:18:59 |
| 20 |
13 |
Andreas Engebretsen |
Over Top / Bull Ski & K |
1:19:02 |
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Software Translation from Norwegian
15.09.1
State of Eritrea ሃገረ ኤርትራ Hagere Ertra دولة إرتريا
Dawlat Iritrīya
Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Capital (and largest city) Asmara
15°20′N 38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E / 15.333; 38.917
Official language(s) Tigrinya, Arabic, English Other languages Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Afar, Kunama, Nara, Hedareb,.
Ethnic groups 60% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Afar, 3% Saho, 3% Kunama
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government
- President Isaias Afewerki
Independence
- From Italy November 1941
- From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951
- from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991
- From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area
- Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population
- 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th)
- 2008 census 5,291,370
- Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $3.625 billion[5]
- Per capita $681[5]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $2.117 billion[5]
- Per capita $397[5]
HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th)
Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code ER
Internet TLD .er
Calling code 291
1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million...
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