Wosane Asefa
Ethiopian athlete (born 2007)
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Wosane Asefa (born 3 July 2007) is an Ethiopian steeplechaser and cross country runner.[1]
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 m Steeplechase: 9:20.83 (Hengelo, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Asefa placed seventh in the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[2]
Asefa won the 3000m steeplechase final in a lifetime best of 9:30.68 at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, on 31 May 2025.[3][4] She ran a personal best for the 3000 metres steeplechase of 9:20.83 in Hengelo, Netherlands, the following week, which placed her the second-fastest for an U20 athlete worldwide in 2025.[5][6][7] Competing in the 2025 Diamond League, Asefa has a top-ten finish in August in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 Athletissima in wet conditions in Lausanne.[8] That month, she placed seventh in the mile steeplechase at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme.[9]
Asefa won the women's under-20 silver medal at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, finishing behind compatriot Marta Alemayo.[10][11]