Freweyni Hailu

Freweyni Hailu (born 12 February 2001)[1] is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She placed fourth in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2022, Hailu became the World Indoor silver medallist at the 800 metres in Belgrade.[2]

Freweyni Hailu
Personal information
Full nameFreweyni Hailu Gebreezibeher
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Belgrade800 m
World Road Running Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Riga1 mile

Career

Freweyni Hailu gained her first international experience in 2018 at the World Junior Championships in Tampere, Finland, where she placed fifth in the women's 800m event.

The next year, she was fourth in the under-20 800m race at the African U18–U20 Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Hailu competed in the women's 800 metres at the 2019 African Games, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[1]

In June 2021, at the Ethiopian Olympic trials, she ran a personal best in the women's 1500 metres to make the Olympic standard qualifying time for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3] She, Lemlem Hailu, and Diribe Welteji were named to the Ethiopian team.[4] At the Games, she finished in fourth place in a time of 3:57.60 behind only, 1–3, Faith Kipyegon, Laura Muir and Sifan Hassan.[5]

On 14 September 2021, at the Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb, Hailu set an Ethiopian record for the 2000 metres with a time of 5m 25.86s, finishing behind only Francine Niyonsaba who set in this race a world record of 5:21.56. Hailu's mark was the third-fastest in history.[1]

In March 2022, Hailu won the silver medal in the 800m at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a personal best time of 2:00.54. Ajeé Wilson came first in 1:59.09, and Halimah Nakaayi was third (2:00.66). It was the first global medal at the indoor 800m for the Ethiopian women in history.[2]

Competition record
Representing  Ethiopia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2018 World Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 5th 800 m 2:02.80
2019 African U18 / U20 Championships, U20 events Abidjan, Ivory Coast 4th 800 m 2:06.98
African Games Rabat, Morocco 11th (sf) 800 m 2:05.73
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 1500 m 3:57.60
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 800 m i 2:00.54 PB
World Championships Eugene, United States 11th (sf) 800 m 2:00.11
4th 1500 m 4:01.28
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 5000 m 14:58.31

Circuit wins

Personal bests

References
  1. "Freweyni HAILU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Ajee' Wilson wins 800m gold at World Indoor Championships". LetsRun.com. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) among six world-leading times as new stars emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
  4. "Ethiopia selects 34 athletes for Tokyo". World Athletics. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. "The XXXII Olympic Games | Tokyo 2020 – 1500 metres Women | Final". World Athletics. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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