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Alemitu Tariku (born 28 September 2000) is an Ethiopian sprinter.[1]

Career

Alemitu Tariku gained her first international experience at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, where she won the silver medal in the U20 classification in 20:50 minutes behind Kenyan Beatrice Chebet and won the gold medal with the Ethiopian team. She then won the 3000 meter dash at the Junior African Championships in Abidjan in 9:33.53 min. In August she won the bronze medal over 5000 meters in 15:37.15 min at the African Games in Rabat behind Kenyan Lilian Kasait Rengeruk and her compatriot Hawi Feysa.[2][3][4]

Honor and achievements

Year Competition Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
2019 World Cross Country Championships 2nd Under 20 Race 20:50 Aarhus, Denmark

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2019 All African Games 3rd 5000 Metres Race 15:37:15 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat Morocco

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2019 African U20 Championships 1st 3000 Metres Race 9:33:53 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

References

  1. ^ "Alemitu Tariku | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Chebet shifts focus to World X-country after Birmingham heroics". MozzartSportKe. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Chebet shifts focus to World X-country after Birmingham heroics". World Athletics. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ @AthleticsWeekly (30 March 2019). "After review, Kenya's Beatrice Chebet has been awarded women's U20 gold, with Ethiopia's Alemitu Tariku now in silver and her compatriot Tsigie Gebreselama taking bronze. All have been given a time of 20:50" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "AARHUS, DENMARK - MARCH 30: Tsigie Gebreselama of Ethiopia, Beatrice Chebet of Kenya and Alemitu Tariku of Ethiopia competing in the U20 women's race Stock Photo". Alamy. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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