Aberu Kebede
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Aberu Kebede Shewaye (born 12 September 1989) is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specializes in road running competitions. Her half marathon best of 1:07:39 is one of the fastest ever by an Ethiopian woman. She gained a bronze at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships with the performance and has won at the Berlin Marathon, Stramilano Half Marathon and the Rotterdam Marathon. She has a marathon best of 2:20:30 hours.
Career[]
Born in Shewa, Ethiopia, she made her first appearances in cross country running. Having come third in the junior race at the 2007 ,[1] she qualified for the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished in 16th in the junior women's race.[2] She was fourth at the 2008 in Addis Ababa.[3]
She won the Stramilano Half Marathon in April 2009 and, pleased at having set a course record and personal best of 1:08:43, she turned her attention to the Ethiopian Championships.[4] She scored a national title in the 10,000 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships in May, beating Mamitu Daska and Werknesh Kidane to the domestic honours.[5] Later that month, she ran at the World 10K Bangalore and was beaten by a few seconds, eventually finishing in third.[6] She improved her 10,000 m best in Utrecht in June, setting a time of 30:48.26.[7] She was selected for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but ultimately did not compete.
Aberu ran at the in London and took third again in another close finish.[8] Running at her first senior championships, she led with Mary Keitany for much of the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Eventually Keitany broke away and Aberu ended up with a bronze after losing out on a sprint finish against Philes Ongori. Still, she managed to improve her best to a time of 1:07:39 and lead the Ethiopian women to the team silver medal.[9] This time made her the second fastest Ethiopian woman over the distance after Dire Tune.[10] In November, she finished in 1:07:59 for third at the Delhi Half Marathon, again behind Keitany who broke the course record.[11]
Aberu opened the year with a debut over the marathon distance. At the Dubai Marathon she was beaten by Mamitu Daska to the US$250,000 prize pot, but she still managed second place on her debut, recording a time of 2:24:26.[12] She made a strong start to the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon and never relinquished the lead, winning in a time of 2:25:25.[13] She led the Berlin Marathon with a front-running performance, beating fellow Ethiopian Bezunesh Bekele to win the race. She set a new best time of 2:23:58 and ran the second half of the race faster than her first, crossing the line a minute ahead of the opposition.[14] She was out-done in a sprint finish at the Delhi Half Marathon in November, taking fourth place four seconds behind race winner Aselefech Mergia.[15] She topped the podium at the 2011 Lisbon Half Marathon, beating Ana Dulce Felix to the line.[16] At that year's London Marathon she was among the leading runners but was overtaken by a number of rivals in the latter stages and ended up in ninth place.[17]
The 2012 Dubai Marathon saw her run a personal best of 2:20:33 to move into the top twenty fastest women ever, although the high quality of the race meant she finished in fifth place overall.[18][19] A sixth-place finish at the 2012 London Marathon followed and she narrowly missed out on a spot on the Olympic team with her run of 31:09.28 for fifth at the 10,000 m trial at the Prefontaine Classic. She topped the podium at the 2012 Berlin Marathon and reduced her personal best by three further seconds.[20] Her year ended with wins at the Great Ethiopian Run and the .[21][22]
She won the 2013 Tokyo Marathon, her first race of the year, and was six seconds off the course record in windy conditions.[23]
Personal bests[]
Event | Time (h:m:s) | Venue | Date |
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10,000 metres | 30:48.26 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 14 June 2009 |
10 kilometres | 31:05 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11 October 2009 |
20 kilometres | 1:03:57 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11 October 2009 |
Half marathon | 1:07:39 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11 October 2009 |
Marathon | 2:20:30 | Berlin, Germany | 30 September 2012 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | 16th | Junior race | Individual |
2009 | World Half Marathon Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | Half marathon | Individual |
2nd | Half marathon | Team | |||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th | Marathon | Individual |
Road race wins[]
- Stramilano Half Marathon: 2009
- Rotterdam Marathon: 2010
- Berlin Marathon: 2010
- Berlin Marathon: 2012
- Berlin Marathon: 2016
References[]
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (25 February 2007). "Tola, the surprise package of Ethiopian XC trials". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Junior Race - W Final". IAAF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (25 March 2008). "Gelana takes women first 5km in Addis Ababa". IAAF. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (5 April 2009). "Kimugul and Kebede take Stramilano Half Marathon titles". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (3 May 2009). "Ahmed and Kebede sprint for victory - Ethiopian Championships Days 3 and 4". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (31 May 2009). "Merga and Mergia take thrilling 10km victories in Bangalore". IAAF. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Monti, David (15 June 2009). "Melkamu stuns with 29:53.80 run in Utrecht". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (6 September 2009). "Cheruiyot over Masai to end Ethiopia's dominance in London". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Turner, Chris (11 October 2009). "Frustration turns to delight for Keitany - WOMEN's RACE REPORT - World Half Marathon, Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Half Marathon All Time". IAAF. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Keitany sub-1:07 again, Merga defends in Delhi Half Marathon". IAAF. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (21 January 2010). "Gebrselassie fights off back pain and late race challenge to collect third Dubai victory". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ van Hemert, Wim (11 April 2010). "Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (26 September 2010). "Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Murali, Ram. Krishnan (21 November 2010). "Mergia recaptures women's crown, Mutai foils Ethiopian sweep at Delhi Half Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (20 March 2011). "Tadese blazes 58:30 in Lisbon, second fastest Half Marathon ever". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (17 April 2011). "Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (27 January 2012). "Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai". IAAF. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Marathon All Time". IAAF. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (30 September 2012). "Close victory for Mutai but more straightforward for Kebede in Berlin - REPORT". IAAF. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (4 December 2012). "Merga and Kebede take the spoils in Ethiopian Clubs XC". IAAF. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (26 November 2012). "Gebrhiwet and Kebede take Addis Ababa 10-K wins". IAAF. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (24 February 2013). "Kimetto clocks course record 2:06:50 at Tokyo Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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