Search results
Yalemzerf Yehualaw Densa (born 3 August 1999) [1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the 2022 London Marathon. Yehualaw is the current world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race, sits second on the world all-time list at the half marathon and tenth on the respective world all-time list for the marathon. [2]
Aug 3, 1999 · Yalemzerf YEHUALAW is an Ethiopian athlete born in 1999. She has won several marathons and half marathons, and holds the world record for 10km road.
Oct 27, 2022 · Feature 27 Oct 2022. Yehualaw, from 'edge of the world' to on top of it. Yalemzerf Yehualaw wins the 2022 London Marathon (© AFP / Getty Images) Yalemzerf Yehualaw may have only made her marathon debut six months ago, but the Ethiopian 23-year-old has already made huge strides in the 26.2-mile event.
Oct 2, 2022 · London Marathon 2022: Yalemzerf Yehualaw wins women's race. By Katie Falkingham. BBC Sport. Kenya's Amos Kipruto and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw won their maiden London Marathon titles...
- A Standout from Age 12
- Victory in First National Team Appearance
- Team Berth For Gdynia Secured, Then Pandemic Hits
- Skidding to Gdynia Bronze
- Making Amends in Delhi
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
Born the eldest of six siblings, Yehualaw enjoyed a typical rural upbringing in West Gojjam in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. From the age of 12 she was winning track races at school before later progressing to youth track titles in her highly-competitive region. Such was her talent, she was invited to join the Ethiopian Athletics Federation Academ...
Highly encouraged by her performance level, Abshero made a strong case for her selection in the Ethiopian team for the half marathon at the African Games in Rabat. Given her half marathon potential coupled with her experience of racing and winning in the Moroccan city, selectors were convinced by Abshero’s urgings and Yehualaw secured a berth on th...
An unfortunate stomach issue hindered her attempts to produce her best at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February, where she finished sixth in 1:06:35. But she bounced back to win the Women’s First 5km in 15:27 in Addis Ababa only for the global pandemic to strike causing the postponement of the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships – fo...
In an incident-packed women’s race in Gdynia – in which several of the main contenders took a tumble – Yehaulaw produced a mature and perfectly controlled race – at least for the first 21km. Entering the final 100 metres in a three-way battle for the medals she was poised to make her strike only to skid and almost fall on the carpet which covered t...
Moving on the New Delhi Half Marathon, where she faced a world-class field which included reigning world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich, world marathon record-holder Brigid Kosgei and Gemechu, the two-time defending champion, was a daunting prospect. Yet running in ideal conditions, Yehualaw ran with the composure and confidence of a champion. ...
Learn about the rise of Yalemzerf Yehualaw, who won the African Games and World Half Marathon Championships bronze medals in 2019 and 2020. Find out how she overcame visa issues, training partners and a pandemic to become a potent force in the distance running.
Oct 2, 2022 · The 23-year-old Ethiopian ran a personal best of 2:17:26 to claim her first Marathon Majors title. She overcame a fall and beat the defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei (Kenya) and Alemu Mergetu (Ethiopia).
People also ask
Who is yalemzerf yehualaw densa?
Who is yehualaw and what did she do?
Where did yalemzerf yehualaw train?
Who is Naya yehualaw?
Athletics. Kenya's Amos Kipruto and Yalemzerf Yehualaw (Ethiopia) are the winners of the 2022 London Marathon. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist ran a brilliant solo race in the last 4km of Sunday's (October 2) race for victory in 2:04:39 ahead of Ethiopia's Leul Gebresilase (2:05:12 ) and Abdi Bashir (Belgium) in 2:05:19.
