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Genet YALEW

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    31 DEC 1992     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14259696
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Silver
Ethiopia's Genet Yalew at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's Marathon 140 1200
Women's Overall Ranking 568 1200

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's Marathon 88 for 2 weeks
Women's Overall Ranking 332 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 9:01.75 Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton (CAN) 19 JUL 2010 1100
5000 Metres 14:48.43 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012 1186
10,000 Metres 30:37.38 Hengelo (NED) 29 JUN 2016 1213
5 Kilometres 15:35 Rennes (FRA) 13 OCT 2013 1123
10 Kilometres 30:58 Tilburg (NED) 06 SEP 2015 1215
Half Marathon 1:06:26 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 12 FEB 2016 1234
Marathon 2:24:34 Praha (CZE) 05 MAY 2019 1187

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 1:11:08 Valencia (ESP) 27 OCT 2019 1119
Marathon 2:24:34 Praha (CZE) 05 MAY 2019 1187

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2010 9:01.75 Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton (CAN) 19 JUL 2010
2009 9:08.95 Bressanone (ITA) 08 JUL 2009
2007 9:44.8h Addis Abeba (ETH) 02 MAY 2007

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 14:51.04 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 02 JUN 2016
2015 15:43.77 Brazzaville (CGO) 13 SEP 2015
2013 15:04.38 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2013
2012 14:48.43 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012
2011 15:10.45 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 16 JUL 2011
2010 15:03.52 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 23 MAY 2010
2009 16:25.51 Addis Abeba (ETH) 03 MAY 2009

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2013 15:35 Rennes (FRA) 13 OCT 2013
2011 15:36 Rennes (FRA) 09 OCT 2011
2009 15:55 Trier (GER) 31 DEC 2009

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 30:37.38 Hengelo (NED) 29 JUN 2016
2015 31:08.82 Hengelo (NED) 17 JUN 2015
2014 32:45.09 Addis Abeba (ETH) 10 JUN 2014
2011 32:05.90 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 31 MAY 2011

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 30:58 Tilburg (NED) 06 SEP 2015
2013 32:09 Tilburg (NED) 01 SEP 2013
2012 33:02 Tilburg (NED) 02 SEP 2012
2011 32:27 Luanda (ANG) 31 DEC 2011
2010 31:47 Tilburg (NED) 05 SEP 2010

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:11:08 Valencia (ESP) 27 OCT 2019
2017 1:11:38 Yangzhou (CHN) 23 APR 2017
2016 1:06:26 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 12 FEB 2016
2015 1:08:12 Valencia (ESP) 18 OCT 2015
2014 1:09:15 København (DEN) 29 MAR 2014

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 2:24:34 Praha (CZE) 05 MAY 2019
2018 2:27:46 Dubai (UAE) 26 JAN 2018

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. Half Marathon 1:08:15 Cardiff (GBR) 26 MAR 2016
10. Half Marathon 1:09:15 København (DEN) 29 MAR 2014

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. U20 Race 18:54 Punta Umbria (ESP) 20 MAR 2011
5. U20 Race 19:03 Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz (POL) 28 MAR 2010
10. Senior Race 27:00 Qingzhen, Guiyang (CHN) 28 MAR 2015

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 3000 Metres 9:01.75 Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton (CAN) 19 JUL 2010

Honours - World U18 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 3000 Metres 9:08.95 Bressanone (ITA) 08 JUL 2009

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 10,000 Metres 32:52.46 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 13 AUG 2014

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 5000 Metres 15:43.77 Brazzaville (CGO) 13 SEP 2015

Honours - African U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 5000 Metres 15:27.96 Gaborone (BOT) 14 MAY 2011

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 32:45.09 Addis Abeba (ETH) 10 JUN 2014
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
27 OCT 2019 Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP, Valencia ESPESP A F 8. 1:11:08

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
05 MAY 2019 Volkswagen Prague Marathon, Praha CZECZE GL F 3. 2:24:34

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