Amsale Woldegibriel
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amsale Woldegibriel[a] (born 8 October 1960) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the first-ever African Championships women's medal for Ethiopia in 1979 and later set the Ethiopian 1500 metres national record. She competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Woldegibriel entered in the 800 metres at the 1979 African Championships in Athletics. She ran 2:11.9 to win the bronze medal behind Mary Chemweno and Rose Tata-Muya. She was the first Ethiopian to medal at the women's African Championships and the only to medal at the inaugural edition.[2]
Woldegibriel was seeded in the first 1500 metres semi-final at the 1980 Olympics.[3] She ran a time of 4:25.30 to place 10th.[4] Her time was a personal best.[5]
Woldegibriel's time of 4:25.30 was an Ethiopian national record over 1500 m.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ also spelled Amsala or Woldegebriel
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amsale Woldegibriel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Amsale Woldegibriel at Athletics Podium
- ^ Amsale Woldegibriel at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ Amsale Woldegibriel at World Athletics
- ^ Amsale Woldegibriel at Olympedia
- ^ "Ils courent pour vivre..." (PDF). athle.ch (in French). p. 2.
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