Workenesh Edesa
Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1992)
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Workenesh Edesa (born 11 September 1992) is an Ethiopian marathon runner.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:18:51 (Berlin, 2022) |
Career
She had her first top eight finish at a major marathon at the 2021 Boston Marathon.[2] She set a personal best of 2:18:51 at the Berlin Marathon in 2022.[3] She was upgraded to a third place finish at Tokyo Marathon in 2023 after runner-up Tsehay Gemechu was found guilty of blood doping.[4][5]
She set a new course record to win the Sydney Marathon in 2024, running 2:21:40 to take three minutes from the previous best set in 2019 by Stella Barsosio.[6] It was also the fastest woman's marathon time ever set on Australian soil.[7] She finished seventh at the Boston Marathon in 2024.[8]
In 2024 and 2025 she won the Osaka Marathon in Japan, equalling her personal best of 2:18:51 to set a course record in 2024, and running 2:21:00 to win in January 2025.[9] She finished third in 2:22.05 behind Sifan Hassan and Brigid Kosgei at the Sydney Marathon on 31 August 2025.[10]