Ashete Bekere

Ashete Dido
Personal information
Full nameAshete Bekere Dido
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNN Running Team
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2019 Berlin Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo Marathon

Ashete Bekere Dido[a] (born 17 April 1988) is an Ethiopian marathon runner. In 2019, she won the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:20:14.[1]

In 2019, she also won the Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a time of 2:22:55.[2][3]

Career

In 2016, she won the České Budějovice Half Marathon held in České Budějovice, Czech Republic with a time of 1:10:40.

In 2020, she finished in 4th place in the women's race at the 2020 London Marathon held in London, United Kingdom.[4]

In 2021, she finished 3rd in the 2021 London Marathon with a time of 2:18:18.[5]

She competed in the women's marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2013 Tiberias Marathon Sea of Galilee, Israel 1st Marathon 2:40:22
Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Slovakia 1st Marathon 2:27:47
2016 České Budějovice Half Marathon České Budějovice, Czech Republic 1st Half marathon 1:10:40
2018 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 1st Marathon 2:21:14
2019 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:22:55
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st Marathon 2:20:14
2021 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2:18:18

Notes

  1. ^ In some sources: Ashete Bekele Dido

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Liam (29 September 2019). "Bekele clocks second-fastest time in history to win Berlin Marathon". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Kipserem snelste ooit in Rotterdam, Nageeye verpulvert Nederlands record". NOS (in Dutch). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Koen Naert strandt in Rotterdam op zucht van Belgische record, maar heeft ticket voor Tokio 2020 beet". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (4 October 2020). "Shock defeat for Kipchoge as Kitata and Kosgei claim London Marathon titles". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Virgin Money London Marathon 2021: Results".


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