Aleshign Baweke
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| Born | 23 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000m 8:26.29 (Liéven, 2026) 5000m 14:27.33 (Rome, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleshign Baweke (born 23 January 2006) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won a gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres.[1]
Career
She won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres, in August 2024.[2][3][4]
She competed in the 2025 Diamond League, running a personal best 8:32.88 in the 3000 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, in May 2025.[5] She finished eighth over 5000 metres at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025 in a personal best 14:27.33.[6] She placed seventh over 5000 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July.[7] She was third over 3000 metres at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, in Poland, with a run of 8:35.51 to finish behind Likina Amebaw and Faith Kipyegon.[8] She was third over 5000 metres in the 2025 Diamond League at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium.[9] She placed fifth over 3000 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[10] She was provisionally named as a reserve for the Ethiopian team for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but did not race.[11]
In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee , placing fifth in the individual race and winning the gold medal in the team event, with Senayet Getachew, Asayech Ayichew and Alem Tsadik.[12][13] The following month, she ran 8:26.29 for the 3000 metres in Liévin, France finishing runner-up to compatriot Freweyni Hailu.[14]
References
- ^ "Aleshign Baweke". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". Africa.cgtn. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Ethiopia shines at 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships with ten medals". Ethiopia Observer. September 1, 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "General, Aleshign Add two Golds to Ethiopia's Medal Haul at World U20". Ethiopian Monitor. August 31, 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Results - Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Results - Brussels Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (28 August 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Ngetich delivers masterclass to maintain Kenyan win streak in Tallahassee". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 Jan 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (19 Feb 2026). "KEELY HODGKINSON SMASHES WORLD INDOOR 800M RECORD IN LIÉVIN". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 Feb 2026.