Amane Beriso Shankule

Amane Beriso Shankule (born 13 October 1991)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2023, she won the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. In 2022, she improved her marathon personal best by nearly six minutes to take the win at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, placing third on the world all-time list.[2] Beriso finished second at the 2023 Boston Marathon.

Amane Beriso Shankule
Personal information
Full nameAmane Beriso Shankule
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Coached byGemedu Dedefo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BudapestMarathon
World Marathon Majors
Silver medal – second place2023 BostonMarathon

Career

Beriso Shankule won the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 2014. A year later, the 23-year-old set an unofficial personal best in the event of 1:08:43 when winning Roma-Ostia Half Marathon. In 2016, she debuted in the marathon taking the second place at the Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:20:48, a position which she also secured at the 2017 Prague Marathon (2:22:15).[1]

After 2017 Prague Marathon, Beriso Shankule dealt with a series of injuries to her leg and knee. She won the Mumbai Marathon in 2020 (2:24:51) but was never fully healthy until 2022.[3]

In August 2022, she took victory at the Mexico City Marathon at an elevation of over 7,000 feet (2:25:05). On 4 December, the 31-year-old pulled off a big upset with a 2:14:58 win at the Valencia Marathon, an improvement of 5:50 on her 2016 personal best, to set a course record, Ethiopian national record and move to third on the world all-time ranking list.[3][4][2] She became only the third woman ever to break 2:15:00 and according to her coach world record (2:14:04) would have been achievable if the pacemakers, who stayed with struggling Letesenbet Gidey after the 36 km mark, had run with her.[3]

In April 2023, Beriso Shankule finished second at the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:21:50, 12 seconds behind Hellen Obiri.[5]

Personal bests

References

  1. "Amane Beriso SHANKULE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. Rathborn, Jack (4 December 2022). "Amane Beriso pulls off surprise win in blazing time at Valencia Marathon". The Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. Gault, Jonathan (4 December 2022). "Kelvin Kiptum (2:01:53) & Amane Beriso (2:14:58) Surprise to Win Super Fast 2022 Valencia Marathon". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. Valiente, Emeterio (4 December 2022). "Kiptum and Beriso break course records in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. Hightower, Kyle (17 April 2023). "Kenya's Obiri breaks late to win women's Boston Marathon". The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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