Английская Википедия:Diribe Welteji

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Diribe Welteji Kejelcha (born 13 May 2002) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 World Championships and placed fourth in the 800 metres at the 2022 World Championships.

At age 16, Welteji won the 800 m at the 2018 World U20 Championships, breaking the championship record in the process. She took silver for the 1500 metres at the 2021 World U20 Championships.

Career

A 16-year-old Diribe Welteji won the gold medal for the 800 m event at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, where she also competed in the women's 4 × 400 m relay without reaching the final, but achieving an Ethiopian junior record.

In 2019, she won a gold in the 1500 metres at the African U20 Championships, finished sixth in the 800 m event at the African Games in Rabat, and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 m event at the Doha World Championships.

The 19-year-old competed without success in the women's 1500 m at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, but the same month took silver in this event at the World U20 Championships held in Nairobi.

Welteji placed fourth in the 800 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July with a time of 1:57.02. In August, she won her first Diamond League meeting with a 1500 m victory, beating her esteemed compatriot Gudaf Tsegay at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów, Poland. Welteji improved her personal best by more than two seconds and set a meet record with 3:56.91.

On October 1, 2023, Welteji broke the 1 mile women's road record by running 4:20.98 in Riga at the World Athletics Road Running Championships.

Achievements

International competitions

2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	800 m	1:59.74 Шаблон:AthAbbr Шаблон:AthAbbr
			13th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:39.29 Шаблон:AthAbbr
2019	African U20 Championships	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	1500 m	4:11.59
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	6th	800 m	2:04.20
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	18th (sf)	800 m	2:02.69
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	35th (h)	1500 m	4:10.25
	World U20 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	1500 m	4:16.39
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	4th	800 m	1:57.02 Шаблон:AthAbbr
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	1500 m	3:55.69

Circuit wins

• Diamond League
  • 2022: Chorzów Kamila Skolimowska Memorial (1500m, Шаблон:AthAbbr Шаблон:AthAbbr)

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:57.02 (Eugene, OR July 2022)
• 1500 metres – 3:53.93 (Eugene, OR September 2023)
  • 3000 metres indoor – 8:33.44 (Val-de-Reuil February 2023)