Senbere Teferi

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Senbere Teferi
Senbere Teferi Rio 2016.jpg
Teferi at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameSenbere Teferi Sora
Born3 May 1995 (1995-05-03) (age 28)
Jigjiga, Ethiopia
Sport
Country Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-, Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Beijing 5000 m
Continental Cup
Representing Africa (orthographic projection).svg Africa
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Ostrava 3000 m
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Barcelona 1500 m
World U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 1500 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Guiyang Senior team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Guiyang Senior race

Senbere Teferi (born 3 May 1995) is an Ethiopian professional middle- and long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Teferi was also the silver medallist at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships. She is the world record holder for the women's only 5 kilometres road race.

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At age 16, Teferi earned silver in the 1500 metres at the 2011 World Under-18 Championships to take bronze at the U20 edition the following year.

Career

Born Senbere Teferi Sora, [1] she won her first international medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, placing second in the 1500 m to Kenya's Faith Kipyegon. [2] She rose to the top of the national scene with a 1500 m win at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships. [3] She took a prominent scalp in the form of Tiki Gelana at the Women First 5K in Addis Ababa in March 2012. [4] At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics she achieved a personal best of 4:08.28 minutes in the 1500 m final, but was again defeated by Kipyegon and also by Amela Terzić, leaving her with the junior bronze. [5]

Senbere opened the 2013 season with a win at the national junior championships, taking the 3000 metres by a margin of nearly seven seconds. [6] At the senior Ethiopian championships she made her debut over the 5000 metres and held off competition from Alemitu Heroye to lift her second national title. [7] She began to move into cross country running at the end of the year and placed third in the junior section of the Ethiopian Clubs Cross Country Championships. [8] The following year, she was among the favourites for the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics after a world-leading junior time of 8:41.54 minutes in the 3000 m at the Doha Diamond League, but ultimately did not compete. [9] She scored an African junior record in the 2000 metres at the Golden Spike Ostrava meeting with a time of 5:34.27 minutes, finishing behind Genzebe Dibaba who was making an attempt at the world record. [10]

Cross country was her focus after the track season. She won the Cross de l'Acier in France in November 2014. [11] She was chosen for the senior Ethiopian team for the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and, in spite of her suffering an injury in the week before the event, [12] she took to the front pack alongside Agnes Jebet Tirop and the two became the race protagonists, with Tirop eventually beating Senbere in the final 200 m, leaving the Ethiopian with the silver medal. Senbere's senior debut also saw her head the Ethiopian women to the team title, helped by her compatriot (and bronze medallist) Netsanet Gudeta. [13]

Achievements

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France2nd 1500 m 4:10.54 PB
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain3rd 1500 m 4:08.28 PB
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia30th (h) 1500 m 4:11.41
2015 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China2nd Senior race 26:06
1st Senior team 17 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 5000 m 14:44.07
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 5000 m 14:43.75
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom4th 5000 m 14:47.45
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria2nd 5000 m 15:54.48
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic2nd 3000 m 8:32.49 PB
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar6th 10,000 m 30:44.23 SB
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan6th 5000 m 14:54.39
World Marathon Majors
2022 New York Marathon New York, NY, United States–Marathon DNF

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References

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  2. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (9 July 2011). Girls' 1500m Final – Tiny Kipyegon powers to Championships record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.
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