Nazret Weldu
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet |
| Born | 1 January 1990 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Eritrea |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Updated on 29 August 2015. | |
Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet (born 1 January 1990) is a female long-distance runner from Eritrea.[1] She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 24th. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[2] She finished in 27th place.[2] She competed in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She won the Vienna Marathon on April 21, 2024, in 2:24:08 hours. For her it was a double triumph: time gave her the Olympic ticket for France 2024.[4]
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Eritrea
| |||||
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 10th (h) | 800 m | 2:09.24 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 24th | 10,000 m | 35:14.18 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd | Marathon | 2:53:45 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 43rd | Marathon | 2:37:01 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:20:29 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | Marathon | 2:27:23 |
| 2024 | World Championships | Wien, Österreich | 1st | Marathon | 2:24:08 |
Personal bests[edit]
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 54.99 (Khartoum 2007, NR)
- 800 metres – 2:04.26 (Bilbao 2008)
- 1500 metres – 4:09.34 (Mataró 2012)
- 3000 metres – 9:11.32 (Doha 2012)
- 5000 metres – 15:33.28 (Carquefou 2017)
- 10,000 metres – 32:58.28 (Hengelo 2016)
- Half marathon – 1:09:47 (New Delhi 2020)
- Marathon – 2:20:29 (Eugene 2022, NR)
References[edit]
- ^ Nazret Weldu at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Athletics WELDU Nazret". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Results women's race Vienna City Marathon 2024".
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