Zerfe Wondemagegn

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Zerfe Wondemagegn
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Zerfe Wondemagegn in 2023
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSteeplechase

Zerfe Wondemagegn (born 26 October 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete. [1] She competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. [2] She competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

In October 2023, the Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspended Wondemagegn due to the presence of EPO in a sample taken from the athlete. In November 2023 a further prohibited substance was found, testosterone, leading to a further concurrent suspension. [4] On April 19, 2024, the AIU officially issued a ban of five years beginning October 20, 2023 and stripped all of her results since August 22, 2023. [5]

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References

  1. "Zerfe Wondemagegn". IAAF. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. "Athletics - WONDEMAGEGN Zerfe". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "Provisional Suspensions In Force | Athletics Integrity Unit". www.athleticsintegrity.org. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit in the Case of Ms Zerfe Wondemagegn, Athletics Integrity Unit, April 19, 2024.