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'''Werknesh Kidane''' (born November 21, 1981), is an [[Ethiopia]]n [[long distance runner]] who competes in both [[5000 metres|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 Summer Olympics|2000]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics|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]].
'''Werknesh Kidane''' ({{Langx|am|ወርቅነሽ ኪዳነ}}; born November 21, 1981), is an Ethiopian [[long distance runner]] from [[Tigray Region|Tigray]] who competes in both [[5000 metres|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 Summer Olympics|2000]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics|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]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
She was born in the historic town of [[Maychew]], [[Tigray Province|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&nbsp;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]].<ref name=Focus>{{cite news|author=John Manners|author2=Elshadai Negash|author3=Sabrina Yohannes|date=24 September 2004|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=27384.html |title=Focus on Athletes - Werknesh Kidane|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|accessdate=27 January 2011|archivedate=16 September 2011|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20110916042928/http://iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=27384.html}}</ref>
She was born in the historic town of [[Maychew]], [[Tigray Province|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&nbsp;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]].<ref name=Focus>{{cite news|author=John Manners|author2=Elshadai Negash|author3=Sabrina Yohannes|date=24 September 2004|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=27384.html|title=Focus on Athletes - Werknesh Kidane|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|access-date=27 January 2011|archive-date=16 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916042928/http://iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=27384.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games|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&nbsp;m personal best of 30:07.15 minutes to secure the runner-up position behind Ethiopian veteran [[Berhane Adere]] who broke the [[African records in athletics|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.<ref name=Focus/>
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&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games|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&nbsp;m personal best of 30:07.15 minutes to secure the runner-up position behind Ethiopian veteran [[Berhane Adere]] who broke the [[African records in athletics|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.<ref name=Focus/>
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She had a success campaign on the 2004/05 cross country circuit in Spain, winning in [[Cross Internacional de Soria|Soria]], [[Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio|Valle de Llodio]] and [[Cross Internacional de Itálica|Seville]]. At the [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] she took second place in the short race and third in the long race, taking the team titles with [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] in both races. She took part in the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]] but could not repeat her podium feat of two years earlier, finishing in sixth in the 10,000&nbsp;m.
She had a success campaign on the 2004/05 cross country circuit in Spain, winning in [[Cross Internacional de Soria|Soria]], [[Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio|Valle de Llodio]] and [[Cross Internacional de Itálica|Seville]]. At the [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] she took second place in the short race and third in the long race, taking the team titles with [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] in both races. She took part in the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]] but could not repeat her podium feat of two years earlier, finishing in sixth in the 10,000&nbsp;m.


Werknesh returned to international competition after a long break at the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] and came in ninth place in the senior race. She made her first top-level [[road running|road race]] attempt at the 2010 [[Great Manchester Run]] and won with a personal best time of 32:31&nbsp;minutes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=David|date=16 May 2010|title=Gebrselassie and Kidane score Ethiopian sweep in Manchester 10Km|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gebrselassie-and-kidane-score-ethiopian-sweep|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> She ran at the [[NYRR New York Mini 10K]] in June 2010, and finished in third place behind Kenyans [[Linet Masai]] and [[Emily Chebet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/masai-dominates-central-park-10k|title=Masai dominates Central Park 10K|publisher=IAAF/[[New York Road Runners]]|date=13 June 2010|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> She continued on the US road circuit with a performance at the [[Philadelphia Half Marathon]], where she was third in a time of 1:08:30.<ref>{{cite news|last=Larkin|first=Duncan|date=20 September 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/defar-clocks-10744-in-half-marathon-debut-in|title=Defar clocks 1:07:44 in Half Marathon debut in Philadelphia|publisher= IAAF|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>
Werknesh returned to international competition after a long break at the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] and came in ninth place in the senior race. She made her first top-level [[road running|road race]] attempt at the 2010 [[Great Manchester Run]] and won with a personal best time of 32:31&nbsp;minutes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=David|date=16 May 2010|title=Gebrselassie and Kidane score Ethiopian sweep in Manchester 10Km|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gebrselassie-and-kidane-score-ethiopian-sweep|publisher=IAAF|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref> She ran at the [[NYRR New York Mini 10K]] in June 2010, and finished in third place behind Kenyans [[Linet Masai]] and [[Emily Chebet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/masai-dominates-central-park-10k|title=Masai dominates Central Park 10K|publisher=IAAF/[[New York Road Runners]]|date=13 June 2010|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref> She continued on the US road circuit with a performance at the [[Philadelphia Half Marathon]], where she was third in a time of 1:08:30.<ref>{{cite news|last=Larkin|first=Duncan|date=20 September 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/defar-clocks-10744-in-half-marathon-debut-in|title=Defar clocks 1:07:44 in Half Marathon debut in Philadelphia|publisher= IAAF|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>


She made her marathon debut in the [[2011 Boston Marathon]], where she placed seventh with a time of 2:26:15. The following year she ran at the [[Carlsbad 5000]] and was runner-up behind [[Tirunesh Dibaba]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Bert|date=2 April 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=64504.html|title=Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=3 April 2012|archivedate=4 April 2012 |archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20120404002735/http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=64504.html}}</ref> At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the 10,000m again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/10000m-w|title=London 2012 - Women's 10,000 m|accessdate=14 January 2015|website=www.olympic.org|publisher=IOC}}</ref> She was a late entry at the Carlsbad 5000 in 2015 (wearing the name "Werky" on her bib), representing Adidas, and placed 11th with a time of 16:00 flat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://running.competitor.com/cgiresults?eId=36&eiId=234&seId=821&pId=65459|title=2015 Carlsbad 5000 - 5K (Elite Women)|accessdate=12 July 2015}}</ref>
She made her marathon debut in the [[2011 Boston Marathon]], where she placed seventh with a time of 2:26:15. The following year she ran at the [[Carlsbad 5000]] and was runner-up behind [[Tirunesh Dibaba]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Bert|date=2 April 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=64504.html|title=Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000|publisher=IAAF|access-date=3 April 2012|archive-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404002735/http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=64504.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the 10,000m again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/10000m-w|title=London 2012 - Women's 10,000 m|access-date=14 January 2015|website=www.olympic.org|publisher=IOC}}</ref> She was a late entry at the Carlsbad 5000 in 2015 (wearing the name "Werky" on her bib), representing Adidas, and placed 11th with a time of 16:00 flat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://running.competitor.com/cgiresults?eId=36&eiId=234&seId=821&pId=65459|title=2015 Carlsbad 5000 - 5K (Elite Women)|access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>


She lives in USA since becoming a US resident. Her parents live in [[Axum]], Tigray. She stands 1.58 m / 5'2" tall and is coached by [[Kassu Alemayehu]] and Dr [[Woldemeskel Kostre]] when she is running for the Ethiopian National Team. Her manager is [[Mark Wetmore]] of [[Global Athletics & Marketing]]. Werknesh is married to [[Gebregziabher Gebremariam]].
She lives in USA since becoming a US resident. Her parents live in [[Axum]], Tigray. She stands 1.58 m / 5'2" tall and is coached by [[Kassu Alemayehu]] and Dr [[Woldemeskel Kostre]] when she is running for the Ethiopian National Team. Her manager is [[Mark Wetmore]] of [[Global Athletics & Marketing]]. Werknesh is married to [[Gebregziabher Gebremariam]].
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParticipantBiography?pid=353167&rsc=ATW100101 Profile at Athens 2004 games]
*[http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParticipantBiography?pid=353167&rsc=ATW100101 Profile at Athens 2004 games]
*[//web.archive.org/web/20050908114203/http://www.ethiopiarun.org/athlete%20factfiles/Werkinesh%20Kidane.htm Profile of Werknesh Kidane]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050908114203/http://www.ethiopiarun.org/athlete%20factfiles/Werkinesh%20Kidane.htm Profile of Werknesh Kidane]
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 8 November 2024

Werknesh Kidane

Werknesh Kidane at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Paris 10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lausanne Long race
Silver medal – second place 2002 Dublin Short race
Silver medal – second place 2003 Lausanne Short race
Silver medal – second place 2005 St Etienne Short race
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Brussels Long race
Bronze medal – third place 2005 St Etienne Long race

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.

Biography

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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.[1]

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.[1]

She had a success campaign on the 2004/05 cross country circuit in Spain, winning in Soria, Valle de Llodio and Seville. At the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships she took second place in the short race and third in the long race, taking the team titles with Tirunesh Dibaba in both races. She took part in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics but could not repeat her podium feat of two years earlier, finishing in sixth in the 10,000 m.

Werknesh returned to international competition after a long break at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and came in ninth place in the senior race. She made her first top-level road race attempt at the 2010 Great Manchester Run and won with a personal best time of 32:31 minutes.[2] She ran at the NYRR New York Mini 10K in June 2010, and finished in third place behind Kenyans Linet Masai and Emily Chebet.[3] She continued on the US road circuit with a performance at the Philadelphia Half Marathon, where she was third in a time of 1:08:30.[4]

She made her marathon debut in the 2011 Boston Marathon, where she placed seventh with a time of 2:26:15. The following year she ran at the Carlsbad 5000 and was runner-up behind Tirunesh Dibaba.[5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the 10,000m again.[6] She was a late entry at the Carlsbad 5000 in 2015 (wearing the name "Werky" on her bib), representing Adidas, and placed 11th with a time of 16:00 flat.[7]

She lives in USA since becoming a US resident. Her parents live in Axum, Tigray. She stands 1.58 m / 5'2" tall and is coached by Kassu Alemayehu and Dr Woldemeskel Kostre when she is running for the Ethiopian National Team. Her manager is Mark Wetmore of Global Athletics & Marketing. Werknesh is married to Gebregziabher Gebremariam.

References

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  1. ^ a b John Manners; Elshadai Negash; Sabrina Yohannes (24 September 2004). "Focus on Athletes - Werknesh Kidane". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ Martin, David (16 May 2010). "Gebrselassie and Kidane score Ethiopian sweep in Manchester 10Km". IAAF. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Masai dominates Central Park 10K". IAAF/New York Road Runners. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. ^ Larkin, Duncan (20 September 2010). "Defar clocks 1:07:44 in Half Marathon debut in Philadelphia". IAAF. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Bert (2 April 2012). "Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000". IAAF. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  6. ^ "London 2012 - Women's 10,000 m". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 Carlsbad 5000 - 5K (Elite Women)". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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