Werkwuha Getachew (born 7 December 1995) is an Ethiopian athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 World Championships and a gold at the 2022 African Championships.
Getachew is the Ethiopian record holder for the 800 metres and 3000 m steeplechase. As of September 2022, she placed fourth at the latter event on the world all-time list. She was at her specialist event 2022 Diamond League champion.
In June 2021 at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadium in Hengelo at the Ethiopian Olympic trial event, Werkwuha Getachew caused a sensation in the women's 800m as she lowered her 2:00.20 PB to a world lead of 1:56.67 and set a new national record.[1] She became the first woman in the world to break 1:57 in 2021 and secured her spot at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2] Despite being named in official documentation and travelling to Tokyo, Getachew was pulled out the day of the women's 800m heats and did not participate.[3]
^"World 10,000m record falls again, this time to Letesenbet Gidey". 8 June 2021.
^"2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. 8 June 2021.
^Ostlere, Lawrence (31 July 2021). "Major threat for 800m gold pulled from start line over Ethiopian dispute". The Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
Werkwuha Getachew (born 7 December 1995) is an Ethiopian athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the silver medal in the event...
Mekides Abebe 28 May 2021 Doha Diamond League Doha, Qatar 8:54.61 WerkuhaGetachew 20 July 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States High jump 1...
Women's 3000mSC Place Athlete Country Time Points WerkuhaGetachew Ethiopia 9:06.19 8 Zerfe Wondemagegn Ethiopia 9:06.63 7 Elizabeth Bird Great Britain...
started her career competing in the 800 metres, finishing 6th behind WerkuhaGetachew at the 2021 Pepsi Meet in Addis Ababa. In 2022, she contested both...
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