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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Amedework WALELEGN

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    11 MAR 1999     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14760068
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Amedework Walelegn crosses the line in third place at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 (Dan Vernon)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Overall Ranking 822 1199
Men's Road Running 34 1199

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Overall Ranking 274 for 1 week
Men's Road Running 7 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:14.52 Barcelona (ESP) 29 JUN 2017 1157
10,000 Metres 28:00.14 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 19 JUL 2016 1132
10 Kilometres 27:37 Laredo (ESP) 17 MAR 2018 1177
15 Kilometres 42:40 Nijmegen (NED) 19 NOV 2017 1151
Half Marathon 59:08 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020 1229

Legend

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Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 59:08 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020 1229

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 13:14.52 Barcelona (ESP) 29 JUN 2017

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 28:00.14 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 19 JUL 2016

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 27:37 Laredo (ESP) 17 MAR 2018

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 45:13 São Paulo (BRA) 31 DEC 2018
2017 42:40 Nijmegen (NED) 19 NOV 2017

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 59:08 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020
2019 59:39 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 08 FEB 2019
2018 59:22 New Delhi (IND) 21 OCT 2018

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. Half Marathon 59:08 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. U20 Race 22:43 Kololo, Kampala (UGA) 26 MAR 2017

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 10,000 Metres 28:00.14 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 19 JUL 2016
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
21 FEB 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, Ras Al Khaimah UAEUAE A F DNF
17 OCT 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia POLPOL GW F 3. 59:08

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