Gotytom Gebreslase

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Gotytom Gebreslase
Gotytom Gebreslase 2023 Budapest.jpg
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 30)
Dessie, Ethiopia
Sport
Country Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Eugene Marathon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest Marathon
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Porto-Novo 5000 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lille Métropole 3000 m
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Berlin Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tokyo Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 New York Marathon

Gotytom Gebreslase (born 15 January 1995) [1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. In 2021, in her marathon debut, Gebreslase took victory in the women's race at the Berlin Marathon in Germany. [2] [3] [4]

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She ran in the delayed 2021 Tokyo Marathon and finished third in a time of 2:18:18. [5] She also placed third at the 2022 New York City Marathon. [6]

Career

A 16-year-old Gotytom Gebreslase won the gold medal in the girls' 3000 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Lille Métropole, France.

The next year, she earned the bronze medal in the women's 5000 meters event at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in Porto-Novo, Benin. [1]

In 2013, Gebreslase competed in the junior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [1]

In 2015, she finished in fourth place in the women's 5000 metres at the African Games in Brazzaville, Congo. [1]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2011 World Youth Championships Lille Métropole, France1st 3000 m 8:56.36 WU18L
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique6th 5000 m 15:49.90
2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin3rd 5000 m 15:53.34
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland12th Junior race 18:44
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo4th 5000 m 15:42.44
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States1st Marathon 2:18:11 CR
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Marathon 2:24:34
World Marathon Majors
2021 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany1st Marathon 2:20:09
2022 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan3rd Marathon 2:18:18
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States3rd Marathon 2:23:39

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gotytom GEBRESLASE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. "Ethiopia's Guye Adola and Gotytom Grebreslase are the surprise winners of the 2021 Berlin Marathon". Canadian Running. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Berlin Marathon: Ethiopia's Guye Adola and Gotytom Gebreslase win men's and women's races". BBC Sport. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. "Gotytom Gebreslase is the Fastest Runner You've Never Heard Of". Women's Running. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. "Fast Women: Kosgei, Sisson return to the top". us7.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. Henderson, Jason (2022-11-06). "Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi take New York Marathon titles". AW . Retrieved 2022-11-06.