Zerfe Wondemagegn Explained

Zerfe Wondemagegn
Nationality:Ethiopian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Steeplechase
Birth Date:26 October 2002

Zerfe Wondemagegn (born 26 October 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete.[1] She competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[2] She competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

In October 2023, the Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspended Wondemagegn due to the presence of EPO in a sample taken from the athlete. In November 2023 a further prohibited substance was found, testosterone, leading to a further concurrent suspension.[4] On April 19, 2024, the AIU officially issued a ban of five years beginning October 20, 2023 and stripped all of her results since August 22, 2023.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zerfe Wondemagegn . IAAF . 30 September 2019.
  2. Web site: 3000 Metres Steeplechase Women - Round 1 . IAAF (Doha 2019) . 30 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Athletics - WONDEMAGEGN Zerfe. dead. 2021-08-09. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 17 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017055825/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1351980-wondemagegn-zerfe.htm.
  4. Web site: Provisional Suspensions In Force Athletics Integrity Unit . 2023-11-22 . www.athleticsintegrity.org.
  5. https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/disciplinary-process/en/AIU-23-295-WONDEMAGEGN-Decision-FINAL.pdf Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit in the Case of Ms Zerfe Wondemagegn

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