Aleshign Baweke

Aleshign Baweke

Personal information
Born	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000m 8:32.88 (Rabat, 2025 5000m 14:27.33 (Rome, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ethiopia World Cross Country Championships 2026 Tallahassee Senior team World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 3000 m

Aleshign Baweke (born 23 January 2006) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won a gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres. ^[1]

Career

She won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres, in August 2024. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

She competed in the 2025 Diamond League, running a personal best 8:32.88 in the 3000 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, in May 2025. ^[5] She finished eighth over 5000 metres at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025 in a personal best 14:27.33. ^[6] She placed seventh over 5000 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. ^[7] She was third over 3000 metres at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, in Poland, with a run of 8:35.51 to finish behind Likina Amebaw and Faith Kipyegon. ^[8] She was third over 5000 metres in the 2025 Diamond League at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium. ^[9] She placed fifth over 3000 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August. ^[10] She was provisionally named as a reserve for the Ethiopian team for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[11]

In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee , placing fifth in the individual race and winning the gold medal in the team event, with Senayet Getachew, Asayech Ayichew and Alem Tsadik. ^{[12] [13]}

References

1. "Aleshign Baweke". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". Africa.cgtn. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
3. "Ethiopia shines at 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships with ten medals". Ethiopia Observer. September 1, 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
4. "General, Aleshign Add two Golds to Ethiopia's Medal Haul at World U20". Ethiopian Monitor. August 31, 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
5. "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
6. "Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
7. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
8. "Results - Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
9. "Results - Brussels Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
10. Collett, Jasmine (28 August 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
11. "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
12. "Ngetich delivers masterclass to maintain Kenyan win streak in Tallahassee". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
13. "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 Jan 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.