Letesenbet Gidey is a world-class marathon runner who has broken multiple records, including the women's 5000m world record with a time of 14:06.62.
What drives Letesenbet Gidey's success?
She has shown exceptional ability on the road, obliterating the world 15km record by one minute and 17 seconds with a time of 44:20 in Nijmegen.
Letesenbet Gidey was born on 20 Mar 1998 in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
How has Letesenbet Gidey performed in international competitions?
She first made her mark internationally in 2015, winning the women’s U20 title at the World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang.
Letesenbet Gidey retained the title two years later in Kampala.
What are Letesenbet Gidey's notable achievements?
In 2019, she took bronze at the World Cross Country Championships and 10,000m silver at the World Championships in Doha.
Letesenbet Gidey ended her top-quality competitive year by breaking the world 15km record.
In 2020, she lowered the women’s 5000m world record by more than four-and-a-half seconds.
Letesenbet Gidey added the world 10,000m record to her growing collection in 2021, posting 29:01.03.
She claimed 10,000m bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Letesenbet Gidey climaxed her 2021 campaign by producing a jaw-dropping display of brilliance in Valencia, dismantling the world half-marathon record by a staggering 70-second margin with a time of 1:02:52.
In 2022, she was crowned world 10,000m champion at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Letesenbet Gidey revealed her special ability over the 42.2km distance by producing the fastest ever debut marathon time by a woman, recording 2:16:49 to place second at the Valencia Marathon.
In 2023, she secured a silver medal in the 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Letesenbet Gidey placed second in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:27:29.