Melknat Wudu

Melknat Wudu (born 3 January 2005) is an Ethiopian track and field and cross-country runner.[1]

Melknat Wudu
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 14:39.36 (London, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Nairobi5000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 Cali5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 Nairobi3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BathurstJunior team

Career

2021

Melknat claimed the silver for the women's 5000 m at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi. She also won the bronze medal in the 3000 m in the same competition.[2]

2022

At the 2022 World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, she won silver in the 5000m for the second consecutive year.[3][4] In 2022, she also finished fourth in the 5000m at the 2022 African Championships held in Saint Pierre, Mauritius. In October 2022, she won silver at the Northern Ireland International Cross Country 6 km race held in Dundoland, Belfast.[5][6]

2023

In February 2023, she competed in the junior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships, and her Ethiopian team took gold in the team standings.[7][8] She finished seventh in the 5000m at the Diamond League event in Stockholm.[9] In July 2023, competing at the Diamond League event in London, she set a new 5000m personal best time of 14:39.36.[10]

References
  1. "Melknat Wudu". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "World Athletics U20 Championships: Namibia's Masilingi takes 100m silver in Nairobi". BBC Sport. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. "RESULTS 5000 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (6 August 2022). "Hill sets World Athletics Under-20 Championships 100m hurdles record as Ethiopia dominate long distance on last day". Inside the Games. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. "World U20 Champions Set for NI International Cross Country". AthleticsNI.org. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. "Northern Ireland International Cross Country Results". World Athletics. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. Evans, Louise (18 February 2023). "Getachew grabs surprise U20 women's gold in Bathurst". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. Henderson, Jason (18 February 2023). "Senayet Getachew sprints to under-20 women's world cross title". AW. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. "Women's 5000m Results: Stockholm Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. "5000M". London.Diamondleague.com. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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