Letesenbet Gidey
Awards & Honours
9
Awards Won
5
Records
Letesenbet Gidey's career is distinguished by a series of extraordinary achievements that have firmly placed her among the top long-distance runners globally. She holds the unique distinction of being the first athlete, male or female, to concurrently hold world records in the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, and half marathon, a testament to her versatility and dominance across different distances. Her gold medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 10,000 meters stands as a pinnacle of her track career, complementing her Olympic bronze. Furthermore, her half marathon world record was set in her debut at the distance, breaking the previous mark by a significant margin. Her marathon debut also entered the history books as the fastest ever for a woman, demonstrating her immediate impact on any event she contests.
Awards
Records & Feats
First athlete to simultaneously hold world records in 5,000m, 10,000m, and Half Marathon
Gidey became the first person, male or female, to hold these three world records concurrently.
Fastest debut marathon time for a woman
Her time of 2:16:49 at the 2022 Valencia Marathon was the fastest debut for a female marathon runner in history.
World record in 10,000 meters (29:01.03)
Set a new world record, breaking Sifan Hassan's record that was only two days old.
World record in Half Marathon (1:02:52)
Broke the existing world record by over a minute in her debut at the distance.
World best in 15 km road race (under 45 minutes)
Became the first woman to run the 15 km road race in under 45 minutes.