Mestawet Tufa
Mestawet Tufa (Amharic: መስታወት ቱፋ; born 14 September 1983 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was the winner of the women's 10,000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games[1] and the runner up in the senior women's race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships.[2]
Career
She competed at the Olympic Games, but did not finish her 10,000 metres race.
Tufa equaled the 15 Kilometres road running African record of 46:57 minutes in Nijmegen in November 2008. Elana Meyer had run the same time in 1991.[3]
She competed in her first mountain race at the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria. She ran strongly, leading the race until the last 400 m. However, she failed to finish as she collapsed due to severe dehydration 50 m from the finish line and was treated by a medical team.[4] She returned to the race the following year and finished as runner-up, just one second behind the winner Mamitu Daska.[5]
She took third place at the Dam tot Damloop 10-mile run in September 2010, finishing with a time of 52:43.[6]
Mestawet set a course record of 1:10:03 to win the 2013 Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia |
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| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 3000 m | 9:16.73 |
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:11.60 |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 7th | Long race (8 km) | 25:59 |
| 1st | Team competition | 16 pts | |||
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 5000 m | 16:09.29 | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:26.05 |
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, Scotland | 2nd | Senior Race (7.905 km) | 25:15 |
| 1st | Team competition | 18 pts | |||
| 2009 | World Half Marathon Championships | Birmingham, England | 5th | Half marathon | 1:09:11 |
| 2nd | Team competition | 3:26:14 | |||
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 8:47.41 (2006)
- 5000 metres - 14:51.72 (2007)
- 10,000 metres - 30:38.33 (2008)
- Half marathon - 1:09:11 (2009)
References
- ↑ Ethiopia bags gold in women's 10,000 meters at All Africa Games
- ↑ Senior Women’s Race Report - Edinburgh 2008. IAAF.org. 30 March 2008.
- ↑ IAAF: Area Outdoor Records - Women - AFRICA
- ↑ Hughes, Danny (2008-11-29). Mayr holds off road running stars, but Wyatt fades, as course records fall - Obudu Ranch Mountain Race. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
- ↑ Ouma, Mark (2009-12-01). Ethiopian double at Obudu International. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-06.
- ↑ van Hemert, Wim (2010-09-20). Fast ten mile runs for Kibet and Mwangangi in Zaandam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-20.
- ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2013-05-19). Course records for Tadese and Tufa at Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-20.
External links
- Mestawet Tufa profile at IAAF
- Mestewat Tufa- Let Her Run! - Profiel from Ethiopian Running Blog. Roocha.net. 08-July-2008.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Zevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15km) 2003 2006 2008 |
Succeeded by Lydia Cheromei Bezunesh Bekele Tirunesh Dibaba |
