Melknat Wudu
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 14:39.36 (London, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Nairobi5000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 Cali5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 Nairobi3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BathurstJunior team

Melknat Wudu (born 3 January 2005) is an Ethiopian track and field and cross-country runner.[1]

Career

2021

Melknat claimed the silver for the women's 5000 m at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi. She also won the bronze medal in the 3000 m in the same competition.[2]

2022

At the 2022 World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, she won silver in the 5000m for the second consecutive year.[3][4] In 2022, she also finished fourth in the 5000m at the 2022 African Championships held in Saint Pierre, Mauritius. In October 2022, she won silver at the Northern Ireland International Cross Country 6 km race held in Dundoland, Belfast.[5][6]

2023

In February 2023, she competed in the junior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships, and her Ethiopian team took gold in the team standings.[7][8] She finished seventh in the 5000m at the Diamond League event in Stockholm.[9] In July 2023, competing at the Diamond League event in London, she set a new 5000m personal best time of 14:39.36.[10] In December 2023, she finished fifth in the 15 kilometres road race Montferland Run in 's-Heerenberg with a time of 49:22.

References

  1. ↑ "Melknat Wudu". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships: Namibia's Masilingi takes 100m silver in Nairobi". BBC Sport. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "RESULTS 5000 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (6 August 2022). "Hill sets World Athletics Under-20 Championships 100m hurdles record as Ethiopia dominate long distance on last day". Inside the Games. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "World U20 Champions Set for NI International Cross Country". AthleticsNI.org. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Northern Ireland International Cross Country Results". World Athletics. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Evans, Louise (18 February 2023). "Getachew grabs surprise U20 women's gold in Bathurst". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Henderson, Jason (18 February 2023). "Senayet Getachew sprints to under-20 women's world cross title". AW. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women's 5000m Results: Stockholm Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "5000M". London.Diamondleague.com. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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