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Fantu Jifar
Ethiopian long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fantu Zewude Jifar (born 26 September 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes primarily in marathon events.
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Fantu Zewude Jifar began her marathon career in 2018. Early results include an eighth-place finish at the Shanghai International Marathon in 2:32:37 in November 2018.[1] In 2019, she placed second at the Gran Canaria Marathon with a time of 2:45:18.[1]
In 2021, Jifar finished third at the Run Rome The Marathon with a time of 2:32:02.[1] The following year, 2022, saw her achieve a third-place finish at the Philadelphia Marathon (2:33:03) and a second-place finish at the Leiden Marathon (2:31:58).[1]
Her marathon personal best of 2:25:45 was set at the Taiyuan Marathon on 21 May 2023, where she finished second.[2][3] In November 2023, she placed tenth at the 2023 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:34:10.[2]
In 2024, Jifar achieved significant results. She won the 2024 Singapore Marathon with a time of 2:39:04.[4][5][6] Earlier in the year, she finished second at the Taiyuan Marathon with a time of 2:26:46 and placed 17th at the Zurich Maratón de Sevilla with a time of 2:25:53.[1] She also finished fourth at the Wuxi Marathon with a time of 2:25:51 and secured second place at the Dalian Marathon with a time of 2:28:44.[7]
Her personal bests in other events include a half marathon time of 1:11:40 (set in March 2024) and a 10 km road time of 33:51.70 (set in June 2023, winning the Shelter Island 10K).[3][8]
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