Yalemzerf Yehualaw
Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yalemzerf Yehualaw Densa (born 3 August 1999)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the 2022 London Marathon. Yehualaw is the current world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race, sits second on the world all-time list at the half marathon and tenth on the respective world all-time list for the marathon.[2]
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Full name | Yalemzerf Yehualaw Densa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 24) Finote Selam, Mirab Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Genetu Molalign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | NN Running Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Tessema Abshero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yehualaw recorded the then-fastest ever women's marathon debut at the time at the 2022 Hamburg Marathon.