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Yalemzerf Yehualaw

Yalemzerf Yehualaw
Personal information
Full nameYalemzerf Yehualaw Densa
Born (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25)
Finote Selam, Mirab Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia
SpouseGenetu Molalign
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNN Running Team
Coached byTessema Abshero
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Gdynia Team race
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Gdynia Half marathon
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Half marathon
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2022 London Marathon

Yalemzerf Yehualaw Densa (born 3 August 1999)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the 2022 London Marathon. Yehualaw is the current world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race, sits second on the world all-time list at the half marathon and tenth on the respective world all-time list for the marathon.[2]

Yehualaw recorded the then-fastest ever women's marathon debut at the time at the 2022 Hamburg Marathon.

  1. ^ "Yalemzerf YEHUALAW – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WA2022feature was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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