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Siranesh Yirga

Ethiopian long-distance runner and marathon winner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Siranesh Yirga (born 11 September 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon and half marathon. She has won several international marathons, including Lagos, Ljubljana, and Shanghai.

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Career

Siranesh Yirga made a strong debut in the marathon distance in 2022. She won the Lagos City Marathon in February 2022, clocking 2:33:50.[1][2] Later that year, in October, she significantly improved her personal best by winning the Ljubljana Marathon in a time of 2:21:08.[3] She also secured a third-place finish at the Madrid Marathon in 2022, recording a time of 2:24:37.[4]

In 2023, Yirga continued her impressive form, finishing third at the Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:21:08.[5] Her most significant victory of the year came in November, when she won the Shanghai Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, in 2:21:28.[6][7]

In early 2024, she achieved a new personal best in the half marathon at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, running 1:08:13.[3]

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Personal bests

  • Marathon – 2:21:08 (Ljubljana, 23 October 2022)[3]
  • Half Marathon – 1:08:13 (Ras Al Khaimah, 25 February 2024)[3]
  • 10 Kilometres Road – 33:20 (27 May 2024)[3]

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