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Letesenbet Gidey (Tigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, born 20 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In the 10,000 metres, she is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, 2019 World silver medallist, and 2022 World champion. Letesenbet holds the current world record for the half marathon, which she set in
Mar 20, 1998 · Letesenbet GIDEY is an Ethiopian athlete who specializes in middle-distance and long-distance events. She is the current world record holder and Olympic bronze medallist in the 5000m, and the world champion and record holder in the half marathon.
57K Followers, 25 Following, 79 Posts - Letesenbet Gidey (@gideyletesenbet) on Instagram: "WR 10,000m - 15k & Half Marathon | @nnrunningteam athlete | #TeamGSC".
Jun 8, 2021 · Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey ran 29 minutes 1.03 seconds at the Ethiopian trials in Hengelo, the Netherlands, on 8 June 2021. She broke the record set by Dutch runner Sifan Hassan two days earlier and also holds the women's 5,000m world record.
Dec 9, 2023 · Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey, who won silver in the 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, received the International Fair Play Award for her act of sportsmanship. She comforted Netherlands' Sifan Hassan, who fell on the home straight, and was praised by World Athletics and CIFP.
Jun 11, 2015 · When world junior cross-country champion Letesenbet Gidey lines up for the 3000m at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015, she will understandably be one of the favourites.
Learn about Letesenbet Gidey, the Ethiopian athlete who holds the world records for 10,000 meters and half-marathon. She also won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
