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Worknesh Degefa
Worknesh Degefa near the halfway point of the 2019 Boston Marathon, which she won.
Personal information
Full nameWorknesh Degefa
Born (1990-10-28) October 28, 1990 (age 33) [1]
Ethiopia
Sport
Country  Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon, half marathon
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dubai Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Marathon

Worknesh Degefa ( Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ደገፋ; born October 28, 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance road runner. As of April 2019, she is the fourth-fastest female marathoner in history, [2] based on her 2:17:41 run at the Dubai Marathon, January 25, 2019. [3] The winner of the race in Dubai was Ruth Chepngetich, who holds the third-best marathon time. Degefa had won Dubai in 2017 in 2:22:36. She returned in 2018 to run 2:19:53, finishing fourth behind three other Ethiopians, [4] all of whom achieved rankings in the top 25 of all time. It was the first time four women had run under 2:20 in the same race. [5] As of April 2019, she is also ranked just outside the top 25 in the half marathon, [6] running 1:06:14 at the Prague Half Marathon in 2016. [7]

On April 15, 2019, Degefa won the Boston Marathon in 2:23:31 in front-running fashion, by surging away from the field only 8 km into the race, despite never having seen the course before, even in training. By the 30 km mark, she had opened up an almost 3 minute lead over the chasers. Edna Kiplagat ran down Heartbreak Hill in an effort to catch Degefa, narrowing the gap to 42 seconds by the finish. [8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2017 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 2:22:36
Olomouc Half Marathon Olomouc, Czech Republic 1st [9] 1:09:19
2018 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4th 2:19:53
Prague Half Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 3rd 1:08:10
2019 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd 2:17:41
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st [10] 2:23:31

References

  1. ^ "Worknesh Degefa Athlete Profile". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marathon - women - senior - outdoor". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Dubai Marathon Results Accessed 17 April 2019
  4. ^ "Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2018". dubai.mikatiming.de. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ "Former champions Lemi Berhanu and Worknesh Degefa will be among the elite line-up at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon". mybestruns.com. 2019-01-10.
  6. ^ "Half Marathon - women - senior - outdoor". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "Worknesh Degefa Takes Off Early, Holds On Late to Win Her First Boston Marathon Title, Jordan Hasay 3rd, Des Linden 5th". LetsRun.com. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  9. ^ "Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon - 21.0975 km 2017 (24. 6. 2017)". RunCzech. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Hightower, Kyle (April 15, 2019). "Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa cruises to Boston Marathon title". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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