Nazret Weldu

Nazret Weldu

Personal information
Full name	Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet
Born	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 35)
Sport
Country	Eritrea
Sport	Track and field
Updated on 29 August 2015

Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet (born 1 January 1990) is a female long-distance runner from Eritrea. ^[1] She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 24th. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. ^[2] She finished in 27th place. ^[2]

She competed in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[3]

In September 2024, Weldu was issued with a twenty month competition ban to be ineffect from June 2024 to February 2026 due to an anti-doping rule violation relating to three missed tests (or whereabouts failures). ^{[4] [5]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Eritrea
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	10th (h)	800 m	2:09.24
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	24th	10,000 m	35:14.18
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	23rd	Marathon	2:53:45
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	43rd	Marathon	2:37:01
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	4th	Marathon	2:20:29
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	Marathon	2:27:23

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 54.99 (Khartoum 2007, NR)
• 800 metres – 2:04.26 (Bilbao 2008)
• 1500 metres – 4:09.34 (Mataró 2012)
• 3000 metres – 9:11.32 (Doha 2012)
• 5000 metres – 15:33.28 (Carquefou 2017)
• 10,000 metres – 32:58.28 (Hengelo 2016)
• Half marathon – 1:09:47 (New Delhi 2020)
• Marathon – 2:20:29 (Eugene 2022, NR)

References

1. Nazret Weldu at World Athletics
2. "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
3. "Athletics WELDU Nazret". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
4. "Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit in the case of Ms Nazret Weldu" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
5. Dickinson, Marley (11 September 2024). "Eritrean marathon national record holder suspended on whereabouts". Canadian Running. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda	Flag bearer for   Eritrea Tokyo 2020 with Ghirmai Efrem	Succeeded by Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda