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Birth name | Bertukan Welde Sura | |||||||||||
Nationality | Ethiopia | |||||||||||
Born | 10 May 2004 (19 years, 342 days old) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 metres 5000 metres | |||||||||||
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Bertukan Welde Sura (born 10 May 2004) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who competes as a long-distance runner.[1]
In May 2022, Welde set a personal best time of 8:59.10 for 3000 metres, recorded at the Diamond League meeting in Doha.[2] Welde finished fourth in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, in a time of 9:18.20.[3]
In April 2023, aged 18 years-old, she won the women’s half marathon, making her debut at the distance, in Herzogenaurach in a time of 1:07.44.[4][5] In May 2023, she finished third at the Okpekpe Road Race in Nigeria.[6]
In February 2024, she won the Riyadh Half Marathon in a time of 1:10.24.[7]