Workitu Ayanu
Workitu Ayanu Gurmu (born 19 April 1987, in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.
Workitu started her career in the junior races at the
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships for the first time in 2009, and finished in 14th place overall. She ran a marathon personal best of 2:29:25 at the 2010 Paris Marathon, finishing in fifth place.[2]
As the 2010 edition had been cancelled, she attempted to defend her title at the 2011 Egmond Half Marathon. She came close to repeating the feat but ended up in second place, three seconds behind fellow Ethiopian Abebech Afework.Rome City Marathon, recording a time of 2:29:37, which brought her sixth position overall.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia
| |||||
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 7th | 5000 m | 15:50.89 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 6th | 5000 m[5] | 15:33.27 |
| 2009 | Egmond Half Marathon | Egmond, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:16:33 |
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 4:19.03 min (2005)
- 3000 metres – 8:48.65 min (2006)
- 5000 metres – 14:50.15 min (2007)
- 10,000 metres – 31:59.94 min (2005)
- Half marathon – 1:10:13 hrs (2010)
- Marathon – 2:29:25 hrs (2010)
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-10.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ 2007 All-Africa Games, women's 5000 m final
External links
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