Gela Hambese

Gela Hambese

Personal information
Born	Gela Hambese Degefa (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 4:08.40 (2023) Mile: 4:24.44 (2024) 3000m: 8:57.73 (2024) 5000m: 14:47.74 (2024) 10,000m: 30:49.14 (2024) Road 5km: 14:51 (2025) 10km: 31:15 (2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ethiopia African Championships 2024 Douala 10,000 m World Cross Country Championships 2026 Tallahassee Mixed relay

Gela Hambese Degefa (born 25 September 2002) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was a bronze medalist over 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships. ^[1]

Career

Hambese competed in the 2024 Diamond League, placing fifth over 5000 metres in May 2024 at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event, ^[2] before placing eighth later that month over that distance at the 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat. ^[3] Hambese won the bronze medal in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, in June 2024, running 37:09.02. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In April 2025, Hambese won the Boston 5K in Massachusetts, finishing in a time of 14:53 ahead of Grace Loibach and Taylor Roe. ^{[7] [8]} In July 2025, she placed third behind Hellen Obiri and Senayet Getachew at the AJC Peachtree 10K Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia. ^[9]

She was selected for the mixed relay at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, winning the bronze medal, alongside Milkesa Fikadu, Wegene Adisu and Hirut Meshesha. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

References

1. "Gela Hambese". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "Seashore Group Doha Meeting". World Athletics. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
3. "Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat/Marrakech". World Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
4. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
5. "Kwamboka And Mwangi Win Gold And Silver In Douala". Daily Sport. June 26, 2024. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
6. "Ethiopians dominate women's 5000m in Douala – African Championships". Athletics.africa. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
7. Monti, David (19 April 2025). "Seare, Hambese Win Boston 5K in Sprint Finishes". runningusa.org. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
8. Gault, Jonathan (17 April 2025). "2025 Boston 5K/BAA Mile: Casey Comber Repeats in Mile, Taylor Roe's Strong Season Continues". Lets Run. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
9. "2-time Boston champ wins Peachtree 10K". Runningmagazine.ca. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
10. "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
11. "WXC Tallahassee 26 mixed relay preview: Kenya aim to extend dominance". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
12. "Hull anchors Australia to mixed relay gold in Tallahassee, ending Kenya's reign". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2026.