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Amedework Walelegn

Amedework Walelegn

Ethiopian long-distance runner

Amedework Walelegn (born March 11, 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2016, he finished 4th in the 10,000m at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz.[1]

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Walelegn finished 2nd and won the silver medal at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the Junior Men's race.[2] He won the Istanbul Half Marathon in 2018, breaking the Istanbul Half record.[3] In the same year, Walelegn finished 2nd in the New Delhi Half Marathon while also setting a new personal best at 59:22. At the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Walelegn finished 3rd and set a PB with a time of 59:08.[4]

At the 2020 New Delhi Half Marathon, Walelegn won with a time of 58:53, breaking his own personal best and the course's record.[5] It was also the 23rd fastest half marathon ever recorded at the time.

Personal Bests

The following statistics are from the IAAF.

  • 5000m - 13:14.52 (2017)
  • 10,000m - 28:00.14 (2016)
  • 10K run - 27:37 (2018)
  • Half Marathon - 58:53 (2020)

International Competitions

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References

  1. [1]
    "10,000 Metres Result | IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  2. [2]
    "Amedework WALELEGN | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. [3]
    "Walelegn clocks 59:50 Turkish all-comers' record at Istanbul Half Marathon| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. [4]
    "Ugandan teenager Kiplimo wins World Half Marathon title with Cheptegei fourth". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  5. [5]
    "Event and national records set at Delhi Half-Marathon". Canadian Running Magazine. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-12-07.


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