Letesenbet Gidey in full flow during the earlier laps of the 10,000m
in which she won the silver medal. The smaller photo is of her passing
the finish line.
In May she won the Ethiopian National 10,000 championship
2019 World Athletics Championships. Doha, Qatar.
Final women's 10,000 metres.
1.
|
Sifan
|
HUSSAN
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NED
|
30:17.62
|
WL & PB
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| 2. |
Letesenbet
|
GIDLEY
|
ETH
|
30:21.23 |
PB
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|
| 3. |
Agnes Jebet
|
TIROP
|
KEN
|
30:25.20 |
PB
|
|
| 4. |
Rosemary |
WANJIRU
|
KEN
|
30:35.75 |
PB
|
|
| 5. |
Hellen |
OBIRI
|
KEN
|
30:35.82 |
PB
|
|
|
|
| 6. |
Senbere |
TEFERI |
ETH |
30:44.23 |
SB |
|
|
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| 7. |
Susan |
KRUMINS |
USA |
31:05.40 |
PB |
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| 8. |
Marielle |
HALL |
USA |
31:05.71
|
PB |
|
On 7th. October 2020 in a specially organised event in Valencia Letsenbet Gidey
broke the women's 5,000m world record with a time of 14:06.62 beating
Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008 record of 14:11.15.
At the same event Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, clocked 26 minutes 11.00 seconds to
beat Kenenisa Bekele's 15-year-old 10,000m time by more than six seconds.
On 9th June 2021 Gidley she set a new 10,000m record herself of 29:01.03 just
two days after Sifan Hassan had beaten the previous record.
2020 Olympic Games. (2021)
Final women's 10,000m final.
1.
|
Sifan Hassan
|
Netherlands
|
29:55.32
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| 2. |
Kalkidan Gezahegne
|
Bahrain
|
29:56.18
|
|
3.
|
Letesenbet Gidey
|
Ethiopia
|
30:01.72
|
|
| 4. |
Hellen Obiri
|
Kenya
|
30:24.27
|
PB
|
| 5. |
Francine Niyonsaba
|
Burundi
|
30:41.93
|
NR
|
| 6. |
Irene Cheptai
|
Kenya
|
30:44.00
|
PB
|
| 7. |
Ririka Hironaka
|
Japan
|
31:00.71
|
PB
|
| 8. |
Konstanze Klosterhalfen
|
Germany
|
31:01.97
|
|
2022 World Championships. Oregon, U.S.A.
Women's 10,000m Final.
1.
|
Letesenbet
|
Gidey
|
Ethiopia
|
30:09.94
|
WL
|
|
|
| 2. |
Hellen
|
Obiri
|
Kenya
|
30:10.02
|
PB
|
|
|
| 3. |
Margaret Chelimo
|
Kipkemboi
|
Kenya
|
30:10.07
|
PB
|
|
|
| 4. |
Sifan |
Hassan
|
Netherlands |
30:10.56
|
SB
|
|
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| 5. |
Rahel |
Daniel
|
Eritrea
|
30:12.15
|
NR
|
|
|
| 6. |
Ejgayehu |
Taye
|
Ethiopia
|
30:12.45
|
|
|
|
| 7. |
Caroline Chepkoech
|
Kipkirui
|
Kazistan
|
30:17.64
|
NR
|
|
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| 8. |
Bosena |
Mulatie
|
Ethiopia
|
30:17.77
|
PB
|
|
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2022 World Championships, Oregon, U.S.A.
Final women's 5,000 metres.
| 1.
|
Gudaf Tsegay
|
Ethiopia (ETH)
|
14:46.29
|
|
(14:13.32 PB in 2021)
|
|
|
| 2.
|
Beatrice Chebet
|
Kenya (KEN)
|
14:46.75
|
SB
|
(14:46.12 PB in 2019)
|
|
|
3.
|
Dawit Seyaum
|
Ethiopia (ETH)
|
14:47.36
|
|
(14:25.84 PB in 2022)
|
|
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4.
|
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi
|
Kenya (KEN)
|
14:47.71
|
|
(14.27.12 PB in 2021)
|
|
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5.
|
Letesenbet Gidey
|
Ethiopia (ETH)
|
14:47.98
|
|
(14.06.62 PB in 2020 WR)
|
|
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6.
|
Sifan Hassan
|
Netherlands (NED)
|
14:48.12
|
SB
|
(14:22.12 PB in 2019)
|
|
|
7.
|
Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui
|
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
|
14:54.80
|
|
(14:36.10 PB in 2019)
|
|
|
8.
|
Karoline Bjerkeli
|
Grøvdal Norway (NOR)
|
14:57.62
|
|
(14:51.66 PB in 2019)
|
|
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