Yenawa Nbret

Yenawa Nbret

Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 17)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ethiopia African Championships 2023 Ndola 3000m World Cross Country Championships 2024 Belgrade Junior team

Yenawa Nbret (born 18 May 2007) is an Ethiopian long distance runner. In 2024, she set a 10km road under-18 world best. ^[1]

Career

She was a silver medalist over 3000 metres at the 2023 African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia. ^[2]

She finished sixth in the U20 race at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade on 30 March 2024, and as the fourth finishing Ethiopian woman won a gold medal in the U20 women's team race. ^{[3] [4]} Prior to the race, she had won won Ethiopia’s trials for Belgrade at the Jan Meda International Cross Country. ^[5]

In May 2024, she competed at the Prefontaine Classic, part of the 2024 Diamond League, over 5000 metres. ^[6] She finished seventh in September 2024 at the Trunsylvania 10km road race at the Brasov Running Festival in a personal best time of 30:38, also an under-18 world best. ^[7]

References

1. "Yenawa Nbret". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
2. "African U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. "Alemayo leads Ethiopian sweep of U20 women's medals". Runners Gazette. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. "Women's U20 Results - World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
5. "WXC Belgrade 24 U20 women's preview: Ethiopia set for double title defence". World Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
6. "Results: Prefontaine Classic - Eugene Diamond League 2024". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
7. Meje, Yomog (22 September 2024). "Kenyans triumph at tRUNsylvania 10K – Brasov Running Festival 2024". Athletics.Africa. Retrieved 5 March 2025.