Fikrte Wereta
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 21 September 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long-distance running (Marathon, Half Marathon) |
Fikrte Wereta (born 21 September 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in marathon and half marathon races. She won the 2024 Seoul Marathon and the 2025 Meishan Renshou Half Marathon. Her personal best in the marathon is 2:21:32.
Career
In 2022, Wereta placed second at the Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:26:15.[1]
Her breakthrough came in 2024 when she won the Seoul Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race, clocking a personal best of 2:21:32.[2][3]
Wereta had a strong start to the 2025 season. She finished third at the Xiamen Marathon on 5 January with a time of 2:23:15 in a World Athletics Elite Platinum Label event.[4] In February, she won the Meishan Renshou Half Marathon in China with a new personal best and Chinese all-comers' record of 1:06:28. This was also a World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race.[5]
She was scheduled to defend her Seoul Marathon title in March 2025.[6]
Personal bests
As of May 2025:
References
- ^ "Both course records fall – 15,000 runners ensure a grandiose running festival". Haspa Marathon Hamburg. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Ethiopians Yimer and Wereta Clinch Victory with Huge Personal Bests at Seoul Marathon". Watch Athletics. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Seoul Marathon: Fikrte Wereta and Jemal Yimer crowned winners". Sport News Africa. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Ethiopian runners sweep Xiamen Marathon titles with new course records". China Daily. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Wereta and Matata run Chinese all-comers' records in Meishan". World Athletics. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Yimer and Wereta to defend titles in Seoul". World Athletics. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Fikrte WERETA Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2025.