Ruti Aga

Ruti Aga (born 16 January 1994)^[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the women's race at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon and secured five other top three finishes at the World Marathon Majors.

Ruti Aga

Ruti Aga – Tokyo Marathon (2019)
Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon, Half marathon
Turned pro	2016
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Ethiopia World U20 Championships 2012 Barcelona 5000 m African U20 Championships 2013 Bambous 5000 m World Marathon Majors 2019 Tokyo Marathon 2017 Berlin Marathon 2018 Tokyo Marathon 2018 Berlin Marathon 2016 Berlin Marathon 2019 New York Marathon

In 2012, Aga won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Barcelona, Spain.^[2] In 2013, she finished in fifth place in the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships staged in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[3] The same year, she won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships in Bambous, Mauritius.

Aga competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.^[4]

Personal bests

• 5000 metres – 15:13.48 (Shanghai 2013)
• 10,000 metres – 33:38.39 (Addis Ababa 2013)

Road

• 5 kilometres – 15:46 (Rennes 2014)
• 10 kilometres – 31:35 (Tilburg 2012)
• Half marathon – 1:06:39 (Houston, TX 2018)
• Marathon – 2:18:34 (Berlin 2018)