Roza Dereje Bekele | |
Birth Date: | 1997 5, df=yes |
Country: | Ethiopia |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Long-distance running |
Roza Dereje Bekele (born 9 May 1997) is an Ethiopian marathon runner.
In 2016 and 2017 she won the Shanghai Marathon.
In 2018, she won the Dubai Marathon in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a time of 2:19:17 which was a new course record at the time. The following year Ruth Chepngetich set a new course record of 2:17:08.
In 2019, she finished in 3rd place in the London Marathon.[1] In 2019, she also won the Valencia Marathon and she also set a new course record of 2:18:30.[2] She also competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] She did not finish her race.[3]
She finished in 4th place in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Representing | ||||||
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2016 | H.C. Andersen Marathon | Odense, Denmark | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:31:16 |
Shanghai Marathon | Shanghai, China | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:18 | |
2017 | Shanghai Marathon | Shanghai, China | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:22:43 |
2018 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:19:17 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Marathon | 2:21:18 | |
2019 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | Marathon | 2:20:51 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | Marathon | DNF | ||
Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:18:30 | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 4th | Marathon | 2:28:38 |