Worknesh Degefa
Worknesh Degefa near the halfway point of the 2019 Boston Marathon, which she won. | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Worknesh Degefa | |||||||||||
Born | (1990-10-28) October 28, 1990 (age 33)[1] Ethiopia | |||||||||||
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Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon, half marathon | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Worknesh Degefa (Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ደገፋ; born October 28, 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance road runner. As of April 2019[update], she is the fourth-fastest female marathoner in history,[2] based on her 2:17:41 run at the Dubai Marathon, January 25, 2019.[3] The winner of the race in Dubai was Ruth Chepngetich, who holds the third-best marathon time. Degefa had won Dubai in 2017 in 2:22:36. She returned in 2018 to run 2:19:53, finishing fourth behind three other Ethiopians,[4] all of whom achieved rankings in the top 25 of all time. It was the first time four women had run under 2:20 in the same race.[5] As of April 2019[update], she is also ranked just outside the top 25 in the half marathon,[6] running 1:06:14 at the Prague Half Marathon in 2016.[7]
On April 15, 2019, Degefa won the Boston Marathon in 2:23:31 in front-running fashion, by surging away from the field only 8 km into the race, despite never having seen the course before, even in training. By the 30 km mark, she had opened up an almost 3 minute lead over the chasers. Edna Kiplagat ran down Heartbreak Hill in an effort to catch Degefa, narrowing the gap to 42 seconds by the finish.[8]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2017 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 2:22:36 |
Olomouc Half Marathon | Olomouc, Czech Republic | 1st[9] | 1:09:19 | |
2018 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 4th | 2:19:53 |
Prague Half Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 3rd | 1:08:10 | |
2019 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 2:17:41 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st[10] | 2:23:31 |
References
- ^ "Worknesh Degefa Athlete Profile". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Marathon - women - senior - outdoor". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Dubai Marathon Results Accessed 17 April 2019
- ^ "Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2018". dubai.mikatiming.de. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Former champions Lemi Berhanu and Worknesh Degefa will be among the elite line-up at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon". mybestruns.com. 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Half Marathon - women - senior - outdoor". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Worknesh Degefa Takes Off Early, Holds On Late to Win Her First Boston Marathon Title, Jordan Hasay 3rd, Des Linden 5th". LetsRun.com. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon - 21.0975 km 2017 (24. 6. 2017)". RunCzech. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Hightower, Kyle (April 15, 2019). "Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa cruises to Boston Marathon title". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
External links
- Worknesh Degefa at World Athletics
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- 2019: Worknesh Degefa (ETH)
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