Birtukan Fente

Birtukan Fente

Birtukan Fente in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 36)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Track and field
Event	3000 metres steeplechase

Birtukan Fente Alemu (born 18 June 1989) is an Ethiopian runner competing primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase. ^[1] She represented her country at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships reaching the final on the first occasion.

Fente has won multiple elite cross country races including Cross della Vallagarina, Antrim International Cross Country, and Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut. She is from Bekoji, Ethiopia. ^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Ethiopia
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	13th	3000 m	9:58.72
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	8th	3000 m s'chase	9:36.81
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	24th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:39.77
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:33.99 1

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 4:31.96 (Rieti 2011)
• 3000 metres – 9:04.87 (Padova 2010)
• 5000 metres – 15:16.69 (Shanghai 2015)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:24.91 (Rome 2015).

Indoor

• 5000 metres – 15:22.56 (Stockholm 2015)

References

1. "Birtukan Fente". IAAF. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. "Ethiopia Athletics: Birtukan Fente wins Vallagarina XC". Ethiosports.

External links

• Birtukan Fente at World Athletics
• Birtukan Fente at Diamond League
• Birtukan Fente at Olympics.com