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Letesenbet GIDEY, Ethiopia - Marathon, Half Marathon, 2 Miles, 10,000 Metres, 5000 Metres, 15 Kilometres Road, 3000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road
Letesenbet Gidey (Tigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, born 20 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In the 10,000 metres, she is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, 2019 World silver medallist, and 2022 World champion. Letesenbet holds the current world record for the half marathon, which she set in
Jun 11, 2015 · There was no reluctance about the way Gidey took control of the junior women’s race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 as she led the first Ethiopian clean sweep of the junior women’s podium in 11 years.
One year after finishing second in the 10,000 meters at the 2019 IAAF World Championships, Letesenbet Gidey became the fastest woman to ever run 5,000 meters on the track.
Oct 24, 2021 · Gidey’s winning time of 1:02:52 marks the first time a woman has ever run faster than the 64 and 63-minute barrier for the half marathon distance. Yehualaw also clocked an impressive time by...
- Taylor Dutch
May 11, 2022 · Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey, the world-record holder at 5000m, 10,000m and the half marathon, will make her marathon debut in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 4. Gidey, 24, broke the 5000m world record in Valencia in October 2020, then broke the half marathon world record in Valencia last October.
Oct 24, 2021 · This morning, Letesenbet Gidey ran a world record of 62:52 at the Valencia Half Marathon. The mark broke the existing world record by 70 seconds — meaning Gidey wasn’t just the first woman to...
