Letesenbet Gidey
- January 9, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Letesenbet Gidey |
| Occupation | Runner |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 20, 1998(1998-03-20) |
| Age | 26 |
| Birthplace | Tigray Region |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Letesenbet Gidey Biography
| Name | Letesenbet Gidey |
| Birthday | Mar 20 |
| Birth Year | 1998 |
| Place Of Birth | Tigray Region |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Letesenbet Gidey is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on March 20, 1998 in Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
On 17. Nov, Gidey set a new world best over 15km in 44:20 at the Zevenheuvelenloop road race in Nijmegen, improving the previous world record of Joyciline Jepkosgei by over a minute and becoming the first woman to run 15km under 45 minutes. Tirunesh Dibaba set the 15 km world record at the Zevenheuvelenloop with 46:28 in 2009 by improving on the former world record by 27 seconds. Gidey improves on Dibaba’s course record by more than 2 minutes. For this world best, Gidey received 50000 €,During the run, she wear Nike Vaporfly running shoes.
Gidey went to the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championship in Guiyang, China on 28 March. She won the U20 World title on the 6030 m course in a time of 19:48 in addition to the team title. At the age of 17, she became the youngest junior women’s winner in 15 years. Fellow Ethiopians Dera Dida finished second and Etagegne Woldu third, in 19:49 and 19:53 respectively.
Letesenbet Gidey Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Letesenbet Gidey is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Letesenbet Gidey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Letesenbet Gidey (in Amharic ለተሰንበት ግደይ፣), born 20 March 1998, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She is the 2015 and 2017 U20 Cross Country World Champion, the fourth woman to win back-to-back titles.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Letesenbet Gidey Dating?
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At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Gidey won the silver medalist in the 10,000m.
Facts & Trivia
Leif Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Letesenbet Gidey celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.
Where does Letesenbet Gidey train?
Unlike the current crop of Ethiopian athletes who move to Addis Ababa , Gidey has chosen Mekelle as her training base and only travels to Addis Ababa for competition. She lives in a training camp organised by the club and says the focus has helped her attain excellent results at junior level.
Is Letesenbet Gidey from Tigray?
Other notable Tigrayan women paving new roads include 5000m world record- holder Letesenbet Gidey , Tsigie Gebreselama and Freweyni Hailu. Many of these athletes share similar trajectories.
How tall is Letesenbet?
5′ 5″
How old is Gidey?
24 years (March 20, 1998)
Why are Ethiopian runners so fast?
Several factors have been proposed to explain the extraordinary success of the Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners, including (1) genetic predisposition, (2) development of a high maximal oxygen uptake as a result of extensive walking and running at an early age, (3) relatively high hemoglobin and hematocrit, (4) …