Diribe Welteji
Diribe Welteji (born 13 May 2002) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
She won the gold medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships, finished sixth at the 2019 African Games[1] and also won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships. She also competed at the 2018 African Championships without reaching the final. In the relay she competed at the 2018 World U20 Championships without reaching the final, but achieved an Ethiopian junior record.
She competed in the women's 1500m event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Her personal best times are 1:59.74 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 2018 in Tampere; and 4:11.59 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in April 2019 in Abidjan.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Diribe Welteji at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics WELTEJI Diribe - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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