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Diribe WELTEJI

Diribe WELTEJI - Ethiopia - Silver medal at 2023 World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 22 August 2023

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Monday, 13 May 2002
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Ethiopia.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ethiopia
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Diribe WELTEJI - Ethiopia - Silver medal at 2023 World Championships.

Diribe Welteji and Faith Kipyegon control the final of the women's

1500 metres, just as they had in the their semi-final (3.55.14 and 3:55.18)

likewise ahead of Sifan Hassan (3:55.48).


2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest.

Final women's 1500 metres.

 

1st place, gold medalist(s) Faith Kipyegon  Kenya (KEN) 3:54.87
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Diribe Welteji  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:55.69
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 3:56.00
4 Ciara Mageean  Ireland (IRL) 3:56.61 NR
5 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya (KEN) 3:57.90 PB
6 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:58.58
7 Jessica Hull  Australia (AUS) 3:59.54
8 Katie Snowden  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:59.65

A tired Diribe Welteji on her knees after the finish.