Genet Getaneh

Genet at the 2012 Amsterdam Marathon
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team

Genet Getaneh Wendimagegnehu (born 6 January 1986) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon competitions. She represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2007 and 2008, finishing fourth at the latter race. She is a two-time winner of the Great Ethiopian Run and won the 2010 Zevenheuvelenloop. She has a personal best of 2:25:38 hours for the marathon and 1:08:18 hours for the half marathon.

Career

Genet Getaneh grew up in Oromia Region's Arsi Zone in Ethiopia and began running in national level races as a teenager.[1] She was selected to represent Ethiopia at the 2004 Yokohama Women's Ekiden and, leading off on the first 5 km leg, she helped her country to win the race.[2] An individual win at the Great Ethiopian Run 10K in November established her among the top national level runners, as she ran a course record of 34:18 minutes and beat world-level medalist Teyba Erkesso and African champion Eyerusalem Kuma.[3] She narrowly finished behind both of them to take third at the Silvesterlauf Trier at the end of the year.

Genet ran a 10 km for Ethiopia at the 2005 Yokohama Ekiden, but Ethiopia came third on that occasion.[4] She had three wins over the 10K distance that year, taking the titles at the Stadsloop Appingedam and Run London races, then defending her title at the Ethiopian Run.[5] In 2006, she made her first track appearance abroad at the FBK Games, finishing well down the field over 5000 metres,[6] and had similar results at the Ethiopian Championships.[7] She attempted another defence at the Ethiopian Run, but came third,[8] and was runner-up at the end-of-year São Silvestre da Amadora.[9]

Genet was based in the Netherlands at the start of 2007: she was third at the Parelloop in April and set a 10,000 metres best of 32:09:50 minutes in Valkenswaard.[10][11] She moved up to longer distances and a third place at the Ethiopian 20 km Championship brought her selection for the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships.[12] On her half marathon debut she came 19th in the event with a run of 1:10:30 hours.[13] She ran at the Ethiopian Run for the fifth time in as many years and was fourth.[14] She was fifth at the 2008 Ethiopian cross country championships, but did not gain selection for the world championships.[15] However, she made her breakthrough in the half marathon that year. She was third at the Paris Half Marathon and her fourth place at the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships helped Ethiopia to the team title.[16][17][18] She had a personal best run of 1:08:18 hours to take second behind Aselefech Mergia at the New Delhi Half Marathon and this ranked her the fourth fastest in the world that year.[19]

Genet moved up to compete in the marathon in 2009 and performed well in her first outings, taking fifth place at both the Berlin Marathon and the Dubai Marathon with a personal best of 2:26:37 hours at the latter race.[20][21] The following year she competed at both marathons again and was eighth in Dubai but failed to finish in Berlin.[22][23] She had her best national finish over 10,000 m at the Ethiopian Championships, coming a close second to Amane Gobena,[24] and ran a 15 km best of 47:54 minutes to beat Florence Kiplagat to the title at the Zevenheuvelenloop.[25] Her 2011 season comprised three marathon races. First she came seventh in Dubai,[26] then she managed fourth at the Vienna City Marathon.[27] A new personal best of 2:25:57 hours came at the Amsterdam Marathon, although this was only enough for fourth as the race winner Tiki Gelana broke the course record.[28] She made her American debut with a run at the 2012 Boston Marathon despite being among the early contenders she finished in eleventh place.[29][30] She reached the podium at the 2012 Amsterdam Marathon, taking third place with a personal best run of 2:25:38 hours.[31]

References

  1. ^ Genet Getaneh Biography Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia wins Yokohama International women's Ekiden". IAAF. 22 February 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ Negash, Elshadai (28 November 2004). "Getaneh takes upset win at Great Ethiopian Run". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ Nakamura, Ken (25 February 2005). "Japan wins Yokohama Ekiden". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ^ Negash, Elshadai (25 November 2005). "Negussie, Getaneh the winners at the Great Ethiopian Run". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ 2006 FBK Games - Women's 5000 metres. IAAF. Retrieved 12 May 2012.[dead link]
  7. ^ Negash, Elshadai (6 May 2006). "Ethiopian Championships, Day Three". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ Negash, Elshadai (26 November 2006). "Merga completes domestic road hat-trick, Fekadu surprises at Great Ethiopian Run". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ^ Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2 January 2007). "Victories by Masai, Augusto highlight year-end races in Portugal". IAAF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  10. ^ van Hemert, Wim (1 April 2007). "Kogo just five seconds short of Gebrselassie's 10km World record". IAAF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  11. ^ van Hemert, Wim (27 June 2007). "Tufa runs season's fastest 10,000m - 31:00:27". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. ^ Negash, Elshadai (20 August 2007). "Gezhagne and B. Bekele take Ethiopian 20km titles". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  13. ^ Getaneh Genet. IAAF. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  14. ^ Negash, Elshadai (27 November 2007). "Convincing victories for Kebede, Ayalew at Great Ethiopian Run". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  15. ^ Negash, Elshadai (10 February 2008). "Burka and Dinkessa take sprint victories in Ethiopian Cross Country Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  16. ^ Vazel, Pierre Jean (2 March 2008). "Kibiwot, Cheruyiot take Paris Half-Marathon titles". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  17. ^ "2008 World Half Marathon Championships - Women's Team". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  18. ^ Martin, David (18 October 2007). "Kiplagat saunters to another staggering victory - Women's Race Report, Rio 2008". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Three go sub-60, as Ethiopia sweep titles in Delhi Half Marathon". IAAF. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  20. ^ Wenig, Jörg (20 September 2009). "Gebrselassie takes fourth Berlin Marathon title". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  21. ^ Butcher, Pat (16 January 2009). "Despite heavy rains, Gebrselassie clocks 2:05:29 in Dubai". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  22. ^ Butcher, Pat (26 September 2010). "Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  23. ^ Butcher, Pat (21 January 2010). "Gebrselassie fights off back pain and late race challenge to collect third Dubai victory". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  24. ^ Negash, Elshadai (3 May 2010). "Abdosh, G. Dibaba, and Utura produce the highlights at the Ethiopian Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  25. ^ van Hemert, Wim (21 November 2010). "Komon breaks World 15Km record in Nijmegen". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  26. ^ Butcher, Pat (21 January 2010). "Barmasai and Mergia fight headwind to take Dubai Marathon wins". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  27. ^ "Kiprotich and Tola the surprise winners in Vienna, Gebrselassie cruises 1:00:18 in the Half Marathon". IAAF. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  28. ^ van Hemert, Wim (16 October 2011). "Chebet sizzles sub-2:06, course record for Gelana in Amsterdam". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  29. ^ "2012 Boston Marathon Top Finishers". Boston Marathon. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  30. ^ Huebner, Barbara (April 2012). "It was a duel to the finish, as Kenya's Sharon Cherop unleashes kick on Boylston Street to pull away from Jelagat Sumgong". Boston Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  31. ^ van Hemert, Wim (21 October 2012). "Chebet and Hailu break course records in Amsterdam - REPORT". IAAF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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