Workenesh Edesa

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Workenesh Edesa
Personal information
Born (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 33)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:18:51 (Berlin, 2022)

Workenesh Edesa (born 11 September 1992) is an Ethiopian marathon runner. [1]

Career

She had her first top eight finish at a major marathon at the 2021 Boston Marathon. [2] She set a personal best of 2:18:51 at the Berlin Marathon in 2022. [3] She was upgraded to a third place finish at Tokyo Marathon in 2023 after runner-up Tsehay Gemechu was found guilty of blood doping. [4] [5]

She set a new course record to win the Sydney Marathon in 2024, running 2:21:40 to take three minutes from the previous best set in 2019 by Stella Barsosio. [6] It was also the fastest woman's marathon time ever set on Australian soil. [7] She finished seventh at the Boston Marathon in 2024. [8]

In 2024 and 2025 she won the Osaka Marathon in Japan, equalling her personal best of 2:18:51 to set a course record in 2024, and running 2:21:00 to win in January 2025. [9] She finished third in 2:22.05 behind Sifan Hassan and Brigid Kosgei at the Sydney Marathon on 31 August 2025. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Workenesh Edesa". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kipyogei and Kipruto triumph in Boston". World Athletics. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Course record-holder Edesa faces Salpeter and Matsuda in Osaka". World Athletics. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Wanjiru and Gelmisa triumph in Tokyo Marathon". World Athletics. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Marathoner Tsehay Gemechu gets 4-year ban for suspected blood doping". ESPN. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Misoi, Edesa set new course records in Sydney marathon wins". Reuters. September 15, 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Boecker, Brianna (September 17, 2024). "How Workenesh Edesa Gurmesa recorded the fastest women's marathon on Australian soil". Womensagenda.com. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lemma gains redemption while Obiri retains title in Boston". World Athletics. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Edesa retains her title in Osaka". World Athletics. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Henderson, Jason (31 August 2025). "SIFAN HASSAN SPEEDS TO 2:18:22 SYDNEY MARATHON WIN". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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