Alemitu Tariku Explained

Alemitu Tariku
Birth Name:	Alemitu Tariku Olana
Nationality:	Ethiopian
Country:	Ethiopia
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	3000m, 5000m
Birth Date:	28 September 2000

Alemitu Tariku (born 28 September 2000) is an Ethiopian sprinter.^[1]

Career

Alemitu Tariku gained her first international experience at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, where she won the silver medal in the U20 classification in 20:50 minutes behind Kenyan Beatrice Chebet and won the gold medal with the Ethiopian team. She then won the 3000 meter dash at the Junior African Championships in Abidjan in 9:33.53 min. In August she won the bronze medal over 5000 meters in 15:37.15 min at the African Games in Rabat behind Kenyan Lilian Kasait Rengeruk and her compatriot Hawi Feysa.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Honor and achievements

!Year!Competition!Position!Event!Time!Wind (m/s)!Venue!Notes

2019	World Cross Country Championships	2nd	Under 20 Race	20:50		Aarhus, Denmark^[5]
2019	All African Games	3rd	5000 Metres Race	15:37:15		Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat Morocco
2019	African U20 Championships	1st	3000 Metres Race	9:33:53		Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alemitu Tariku | Profile. World Athletics . 2 March 2023.
2. Web site: Chebet shifts focus to World X-country after Birmingham heroics. MozzartSportKe . 2023-03-02.
3. Web site: Chebet shifts focus to World X-country after Birmingham heroics. World Athletics. 12 August 2022. 2 March 2023.
4. AthleticsWeekly. 1111952011258404864. After review, Kenya's Beatrice Chebet has been awarded women's U20 gold, with Ethiopia's Alemitu Tariku now in silver and her compatriot Tsigie Gebreselama taking bronze. All have been given a time of 20:50. 2023-03-02.
5. Web site: AARHUS, DENMARK - MARCH 30: Tsigie Gebreselama of Ethiopia, Beatrice Chebet of Kenya and Alemitu Tariku of Ethiopia competing in the U20 women’s race Stock Photo . Alamy . 2019-03-30 . 2023-03-02.