Personal information | |
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Birth name | Alemitu Tariku Olana |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | 28 September 2000 |
Sport | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 3000m, 5000m |
Alemitu Tariku (born 28 September 2000) is an Ethiopian sprinter. [1]
Alemitu Tariku gained her first international experience at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, where she won the silver medal in the U20 classification in 20:50 minutes behind Kenyan Beatrice Chebet and won the gold medal with the Ethiopian team. She then won the 3000 meter dash at the Junior African Championships in Abidjan in 9:33.53 min. In August she won the bronze medal over 5000 meters in 15:37.15 min at the African Games in Rabat behind Kenyan Lilian Kasait Rengeruk and her compatriot Hawi Feysa. [2] [3] [4]
Year | Competition | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Notes |
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2019 | World Cross Country Championships | 2nd | Under 20 Race | 20:50 | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
2019 | All African Games | 3rd | 5000 Metres Race | 15:37:15 | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat Morocco | ||
2019 | African U20 Championships | 1st | 3000 Metres Race | 9:33:53 | Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire |