Workenesh Edesa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1992 |
| 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Workenesh Edesa". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Kipyogei and Kipruto triumph in Boston". World Athletics. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Course record-holder Edesa faces Salpeter and Matsuda in Osaka". World Athletics. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Wanjiru and Gelmisa triumph in Tokyo Marathon". World Athletics. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Marathoner Tsehay Gemechu gets 4-year ban for suspected blood doping". ESPN. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Misoi, Edesa set new course records in Sydney marathon wins". Reuters. September 15, 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Boecker, Brianna (September 17, 2024). "How Workenesh Edesa Gurmesa recorded the fastest women's marathon on Australian soil". Womensagenda.com. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Lemma gains redemption while Obiri retains title in Boston". World Athletics. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Edesa retains her title in Osaka". World Athletics. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
