Frehiwot Gesese

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Frehiwot Gesese
Personal information
Full nameFirehiwot Gesese Ayana [1]
Nationality Flag of Ethiopia.svg   Ethiopia
Born1 January 2006 (18 years, 131 days old) [2]
Sport
Sport Sport of athletics
Event(s) 3000 metres steeplechase
2000 metres steeplechase
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s) 2000mSC :
6:18.55 (2023)

3000mSC :
9:35.32 (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
African U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Ndola 2000 m s'chase
Updated on 4 April 2024.

Frehiwot Gesese Ayana (born 1 January 2006) is an Ethiopian steeplechase runner. She won a silver medal in the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 African U18 Championships, and she was 5th at the African Games in 2024.

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Career

Frehiwot has competed in athletics since 2021, finishing 6th at the Ethiopian Athletics Federation competition in Addis Ababa. In her first Ethiopian Athletics Championships, she finished 9th in the 3000 m steeplechase in 2022. [2]

In May 2023 at her second national championship, she improved her placing to 3rd, winning her first senior national medal. [3] Later that year she was selected for the Ethiopian team at the African U18 Championships, where she won the silver medal in the 2000 metres steeplechase. She only lost to Walle Fenta, who ran an Ethiopian U20 record of 6:14.29. [4] In November 2023, Frehiwot was announced to compete in the Cross La Mandria International cross country running race along with Walle. [5] [6]

Frehiwot first represented Ethiopia on a senior team at the 2023 African Games, actually held in 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She finsihed 5th in the 3000 m steeplechase. [7] [8]

Statistics

Personal best progression

3000m Steeplechase progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
110:36.1hA6thEAF Competition Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 21 Dec 2021 [9]
29:56.2hA9th Ethiopian Athletics Championships Hawassa, Ethiopia 30 Mar 2022 [10]
39:35.325th African Games Accra, Ghana 19 Mar 2024 [11]

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References

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