Degitu Azimeraw
Degitu Azimeraw 
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| Full name | Degitu Azimeraw Asires | ||||||
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 Ethiopia
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| birthday | 24th January 1999 (age 21) | ||||||
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| discipline | Long distance running | ||||||
| status | active | ||||||
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| last change: September 7, 2019 | |||||||
Degitu Azimeraw Asires ( Amharic ደጊቱ አዝመራው ; * January 24, 1999 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner .
Athletic career
Degitu Azimeraw gained her first international experience at the 25 km road race in Calcutta in 2017, where she won in 1:26:01 h. The following year she won the Gifu Seiryū Half Marathon in 1:09:53 h and in 2019 she won the silver medal behind her compatriot Yalemzerf Yehualaw at the African Games in Rabat in 1:10:31 h . On October 20, 2019, she triumphed in the Amsterdam Marathon with a course record of 2:19:26 h.
Personal bests
- Half marathon: 1:06:07 h, February 8, 2019 in Ras al-Khaimah
- Marathon: 2:19:26 h, October 20, 2019 at the Amsterdam Marathon
Web links
- Degitu Azimeraw in the database of World Athletics (English)
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| SURNAME | Azimeraw, Degitu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azimeraw Asires, Degitu (full name); ደጊቱ አዝመራው (Amharic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1999 |