Almaz Ayana

Almaz Ayana

Almaz Ayana at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 25) Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Height	1.66 m (5.4 ft)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m (Outdoor): 8:22.22  5000 m: 14:12.59 2nd of all time; 10000 m 29:17.45 WR
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m World Championships 2015 Beijing 5000 m 2013 Moscow 5000 m African Championships 2014 Marrakech 5000 m

3000 m (Outdoor): 8:22.22 
5000 m: 14:12.59 2nd of all time;

Almaz Ayana Eba (born 21 November 1991) is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner who competes in the 3000 metres, 5000 metres, and 10,000 metres events. She set a new 10,000 metres world record, breaking the previous one set in 1993, when winning gold in the event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Almaz won bronze medal in 5000 m event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics held in Moscow, Russia. In the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, she won the 5000 m course beating Genzebe Dibaba by a long distance.

Almaz won her first senior title over 5000 metres at the 2014 African Championships in Marrakech, defeating favourite Genzebe Dibaba in a championship record time of 15:32.72. One month later in the same stadium, she won the 5000 m representing Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup by over 24 seconds.

Almaz ran a personal best of 14:14.32 over 5000 metres at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai in 2015, improving upon her previous record of 14:25.84 which she had set in Paris in 2013. This made her the third fastest female athlete over that distance, behind compatriots Tirunesh Dibaba, the world record holder, and Meseret Defar.