Lemlem Nibret
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Lemlem Nibret (born 1 January 2005) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.[1]
Career
In 2021 and 2023, she won the Jan Meda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta.[2] In February 2023, she finished fourth in the individual and won gold in the team event at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – U20 women's race.[3][4]
In September 2023, she made her Diamond League debut in the 3000 metres in Xiamen.[5]
In October 2023, she finished second at the Cross Internacional Zornotza.[6][7] She finished eighth at the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca on the World Cross Country Tour Gold. She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia,[8] where she finished eighth with the Ethiopian team who retained their U20 team title.[9]
On 20 April 2024, she finished third in the 5000 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in a time of 15:20.99.[10]
In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, placing 26th overall.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Lemlem Nibret". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Gidey and Aregawi triumph at Jan Meda Cross Country". World Athletics. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Evans, Louise (18 February 2023). "Getachew grabs surprise U20 women's gold in Bathurst". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (18 February 2023). "Senayet Getachew sprints to under-20 women's world cross title". AW. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Xiamen Diamond League 2023 women's 3000m results". Watch Athletics. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Triumphs of the Ethiopian Amebaw and the Burundian Ndikumana in Zornotza". Mundo Deportivo. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (24 October 2023). "Samantha Harrison goes third all-time in the UK in Valencia Half". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Preview: World Athletics Cross Country Championships Belgrade 2024". Watch Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "U20 RACE WOMEN". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Katzberg throws 84.38m to highlight hammer in Nairobi". World Athletics. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.