Yalemzerf Yehualaw gained her first international experience at the Rabat Half Marathon 2019, where she won with a course record of 1:09:13 h. At the end of August, she also won the Africa Games , which were also held there, in 1:10:26 h. She then set the best time in the Delhi half marathon in 1:06:01 h, just behind Tsehay Gemechu , won the Great Ethiopian Run over 10 kilometers in 31:55 minutes and also won the Xiamen half marathon with 1:07:34 h.
In the new year, Yehualaw finished sixth in the RAK half marathon , which Ababel Yeshaneh won in a world record time of 1:04:31 h with 1:06:35 h.
Personal bests
Half marathon: 1:06:01 h, October 20, 2019 in New Delhi