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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Lemlem Nibret (born 1 January 2005) is an Ethiopian long distance runner. [1]
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| Born | 1 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Lemlem Nibret (born 1 January 2005) is an Ethiopian long distance runner. [1]
In February 2023, she finished fifth in the individual and won gold in the team event at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – U20 women's race. [2] [3]
In September 2023, she made her Diamond League debut in the 3000 metres in Xiamen. [4]
In October 2023, she finished second at the Cross Internacional Zornotza. [5] [6] She finished eighth at the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca on the World Cross Country Tour Gold. She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia, [7] where she finished eighth with Ethiopian retaining their U20 team title. [8]
On 20 April 2024, she finished third in the 5000 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in a time of 15:20.99. [9]
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