Ababel Yeshaneh
Half Marathon: 1:04:31 (2020) : 2:20:51 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ababel Yeshaneh Birhane (born 22 July 1991) is an Ethiopian
On 21 February 2020, she broke the world record in the
She has a marathon best of 2:20:51 set at the 2019 Chicago Marathon where she finished second.
Career
While running in Ethiopia, she joined the Ethiopian Defense Forces sports club.[2] She began to compete outside of Ethiopia in 2011, starting with a win at the Vadodara Half Marathon in India. She followed this with a win at the Stramilano in a best of 69:54 minutes, then had a runner-up finish at the Nice Half Marathon a few weeks later.[3] She made her marathon debut that year, placing sixth at the Turin Marathon with a time of 2:34:36 hours in November.[4] She ran sparingly in 2012, though she did set a 5000 metres track best of 15:17.05 minutes.[5]
Ababel came third at the
Her first international medal came at the 2014 African Cross Country Championships. She finished sixth in the women's race which brought her a silver medal as part of the Ethiopian women's team led by Tadelech Bekele.[9] After this she returned to the roads, coming fourth at the Portugal Half Marathon.[5] At the start of 2015 she won the half marathon section of the Ooredoo Marathon in Doha.[10]
She competed in the women's marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | 10,000 metres | 32:02.09 |
| 2014 | African Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 6th | Senior race | 26:14.03 |
| 2nd | Senior team | 29 pts | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th | 5000 m | 15:18.26 |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 5th | Half marathon | 1:05:41 |
| 1st | Team race | 3:16:39 | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 6th | Marathon | DNF |
| World Marathon Majors | |||||
| 2019 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | Marathon | 2:24:02 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, IL, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:20:51 | |
| 2021 | New York City Marathon | New York, NY, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:22:52 |
| 2022 | Boston Marathon | Boston, MA, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:21:05 |
References
- ^ Ababel Yeshaneh Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (12 March 2011). Diro's double, Gari, Assefa highlight Municipal Champs in Addis Ababa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-12.
- ^ Half Marathon – women – senior – outdoor – 2011. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 February 2015.
- ^ Marathon – women – senior – outdoor – 2011. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b Ababel Yeshaneh Progression. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 February 2015.
- ^ Marathon – women – senior – outdoor – 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 February 2015.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (27 June 2013). World lead by Adams, five meeting records broken in Ostrava – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-12.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (11 August 2013). Report: Women's 10,000m final – Moscow 2013". IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-12.
- ^ Kenya makes a clean sweep at African Cross Country Championships. IAAF (16 March 2014). Retrieved on 2015-02-12.
- ^ Ooredoo Marathon is "Bigger, Faster and Better" Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. I Love Qatar (10 January 2015). Retrieved on 2015-02-12.
External links
- Ababel Yeshaneh at World Athletics
- Ababel Yeshaneh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
