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Nazret Weldu

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Nazret Weldu
Personal information
Full nameNazret Weldu Gebrehiwet
Born (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Country Eritrea
SportTrack and field
Updated on 29 August 2015

Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet (born 1 January 1990) is a female long-distance runner from Eritrea.[1] She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 24th. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[2] She finished in 27th place.[2]

She competed in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

In September 2024, Weldu was issued with a twenty month competition ban to be ineffect from June 2024 to February 2026 due to an anti-doping rule violation relating to three missed tests (or whereabouts failures).[4][5]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Eritrea
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 10th (h) 800 m 2:09.24
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 24th 10,000 m 35:14.18
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd Marathon 2:53:45
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 43rd Marathon 2:37:01
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 4th Marathon 2:20:29
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th Marathon 2:27:23

Personal bests

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Outdoor

References

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  1. ^ Nazret Weldu at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Athletics WELDU Nazret". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit in the case of Ms Nazret Weldu" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Marley (11 September 2024). "Eritrean marathon national record holder suspended on whereabouts". Canadian Running. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Eritrea
Tokyo 2020
with
Ghirmai Efrem
Succeeded by