Worknesh Degefa
- January 10, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
Worknesh Degefa Biography
| Name | Worknesh Degefa |
| Birthday | Oct 28 |
| Birth Year | 1990 |
| Place Of Birth | Ethiopia |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Worknesh Degefa is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on October 28, 1990 in Ethiopia, Ethiopia.
On April 15, 2019, Degefa won the Boston Marathon in 2:23:31 in front-running fashion, by surging away from the field only 8 km into the race, despite never having seen the course before, even in training. By the 30 km mark, she had opened up an almost 3 minute lead over the chasers. Edna Kiplagat ran down Heartbreak Hill in an effort to catch Degefa, narrowing the gap to 42 seconds by the finish.
Worknesh Degefa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Worknesh Degefa is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Worknesh Degefa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Worknesh Degefa (Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ደገፋ ; born October 28, 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance road runner. As of April 2019, she is the fourth-fastest female marathoner in history, based on her 2:17:41 run at the Dubai Marathon, January 25, 2019. The winner of the race in Dubai was Ruth Chepngetich, who holds the third-best marathon time. Degefa had won Dubai in 2017 in 2:22:36. She returned in 2018 to run 2:19:53, finishing fourth behind three other Ethiopians, all of whom achieved rankings in the top 25 of all time. It was the first time four women had run under 2:20 in the same race. As of April 2019, she is also ranked just outside the top 25 in the half marathon, running 1:06:14 at the Prague Half Marathon in 2016.
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Yan Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Worknesh Degefa celebrates birthday on October 28 of every year.