Zeineba Yimer

Zeineba Yimer (born 17 June 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco and won the silver medal in the women's 10,000 metres event.^[1][2]

Zeineba Yimer

Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Team	NN Running Team
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Ethiopia African Games 2019 Rabat 10,000 m World Half Marathon Championships 2018 Valencia Team

Career

In 2017, Zeineba Yimer won the Great Ethiopian Run held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^[3]

She finished in fifth place at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain.^[4] In the team event Yimer, Netsanet Gudeta and Meseret Belete won the gold medal with a combined time of 3:22:27. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.^[5]

Yimer competed in the women's marathon at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[6]

Achievements

Representing  Ethiopia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2017	Great Ethiopian Run	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	10,000 m	32:30
2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	5th	Half marathon	1:08:07
			1st	Half marathon	3:22:27
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	10,000 m	31:57.95
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	4th	Half marathon	1:05:39
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	–	Marathon	DNF