Roza Dereje

Roza Dereje Bekele (born 9 May 1997) is an Ethiopian marathon runner.

Roza Dereje Bekele

Personal information
Born	(1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 28)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running

Career

In 2016 and 2017 she won the Shanghai Marathon.

In 2018, she won the Dubai Marathon in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a time of 2:19:17 which was a new course record at the time. The following year Ruth Chepngetich set a new course record of 2:17:08.

In 2019, she finished in 3rd place in the London Marathon.^[1] In 2019, she also won the Valencia Marathon and she also set a new course record of 2:18:30.^[2] She also competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.^[3] She did not finish her race.^[3]

She finished in 4th place in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2016	H.C. Andersen Marathon	Odense, Denmark	1st	Marathon	2:31:16
	Shanghai Marathon	Shanghai, China	1st	Marathon	2:26:18
2017	Shanghai Marathon	Shanghai, China	1st	Marathon	2:22:43
2018	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Marathon	2:19:17
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:21:18
2019	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Marathon	2:20:51
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	Marathon	DNF
	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Marathon	2:18:30
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	4th	Marathon	2:28:38