Werknesh Kidane

Quick Facts

Full Name	Werknesh Kidane
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1981(1981-11-21)
Age	43
Birthplace	Maychew
Country	Ethiopia
Birth City	Tigray Region
Horoscope	Scorpio

Werknesh Kidane Biography

Werknesh Kidane is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on November 21, 1981 in Maychew, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Long- distance 10,000 and 5,000-meter athlete who participated in two Olympics She won gold medal at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Her first marathon appearance was in the year 2011 at the Boston Marathon, where she placed seventh in 2:26:15 Then she followed it up with a race at the Carlsbad 5000 which she finished second place behind Her marathon debut came in 2011 at the Boston Marathon, where she was seventh with 2:26:15; she followed this up by competing in the Carlsbad 5000, where she came in behind Tirunesh Dibaba..

She was born in the historic town of Maychew, Tigray, and her first international title came at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she topped the podium in the junior race. She made her Olympic debut as a teenager and came seventh in the 5000 m final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She won the 2002 Great Ethiopian Run and came second in the short race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Werknesh began her 2003 season with a win at the Antrim International Cross Country and then went on to take the women’s long race title at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 All-Africa Games, finishing behind fellow Ethiopian Ejegayehu Dibaba. Her season peaked at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics where she set a 10,000 m personal best of 30:07.15 minutes to secure the runner-up position behind Ethiopian veteran Berhane Adere who broke the African record for the event. The following year she came fourth in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She also won the long race bronze medal at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, as well as taking fourth in the short race.

She got married to with fellow Ethiopian Long-distance athlete as well as Olympian Gebregziabher Geremariam.

Werknesh Kidane Net Worth

Werknesh Kidane is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Werknesh Kidane 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won her first international championship in 1999 at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the junior race.

She took silver medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris and finished second behind She won the silver in the 10,000 meters at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, where she placed behind Ejegayehu Dibaba, also a famed Ethiopian runner. who is also a well-known Ethiopian athlete.

Werknesh Kidane (Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ኪዳነ ; born November 21, 1981), is an Ethiopian long distance runner from Tigray who competes in both 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has won numerous medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2012. She was the silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and a gold medallist at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

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Who is Werknesh Kidane Dating?

According to our records, Werknesh Kidane married to Gebregziabher Gebremariam. As of December 1, 2023, Werknesh Kidane’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Werknesh Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Werknesh Kidane celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.