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Werknesh Kidane is a professional long-distance runner from Ethiopia. She is a two-time world champion in the 10,000 meters, having won the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also won the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Kidane was born on 21 November 1981 in Maychew, Ethiopia. She began running at the age of 12 and was soon competing in local races. She made her international debut in 2001, winning the 10,000 meters at the African Championships in Athletics. She went on to win the 10,000 meters at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, setting a new championship record of 30:24.36.
In 2004, Kidane won the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won the 10,000 meters at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, becoming the first woman to win back-to-back world titles in the event.
Kidane has also won several other international medals, including gold medals at the African Championships in Athletics in 2001, 2003, and 2005, and a bronze medal at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Kidane is married to fellow Ethiopian long-distance runner, Gebre Gebremariam. They have two children.
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42 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
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21 November, 1981 |
| Birthday |
21 November |
| Birthplace |
Maychew, Ethiopia |
| Nationality |
Ethiopia |
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Werknesh Kidane Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Werknesh Kidane height is 1.6 m and Weight 41 kg.
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1.6 m |
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41 kg |
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Who Is Werknesh Kidane's Husband?
Her husband is Gebregziabher Gebremariam (m. 2006)
Werknesh Kidane Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Werknesh Kidane worth at the age of 42 years old? Werknesh Kidane’s income source is mostly from being a successful Runner. She is from Ethiopia. We have estimated
Werknesh Kidane's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Runner |
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Timeline
She made her marathon debut in the 2011 Boston Marathon, where she placed seventh with a time of 2:26:15. The following year she ran at the Carlsbad 5000 and was runner-up behind Tirunesh Dibaba. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the 10,000m again. She was a late entry at the Carlsbad 5000 in 2015 (wearing the name "Werky" on her bib), representing Adidas, and placed 11th with a time of 16:00 flat.
Werknesh returned to international competition after a long break at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and came in ninth place in the senior race. She made her first top-level road race attempt at the 2010 Great Manchester Run and won with a personal best time of 32:31 minutes. She ran at the NYRR New York Mini 10K in June 2010, and finished in third place behind Kenyans Linet Masai and Emily Chebet. She continued on the US road circuit with a performance at the Philadelphia Half Marathon, where she was third in a time of 1:08:30.
She had a success campaign on the 2004/05 cross country circuit in Spain, winning in Soria, Valle de Llodio and Seville. At the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships she took second place in the short race and third in the long race, taking the team titles with Tirunesh Dibaba in both races. She took part in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics but could not repeat her podium feat of two years earlier, finishing in sixth in the 10,000 m.
Werknesh began her 2003 season with a win at the Antrim International Cross Country and then went on to take the women's long race title at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 All-Africa Games, finishing behind fellow Ethiopian Ejegayehu Dibaba. Her season peaked at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics where she set a 10,000 m personal best of 30:07.15 minutes to secure the runner-up position behind Ethiopian veteran Berhane Adere who broke the African record for the event. The following year she came fourth in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She also won the long race bronze medal at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, as well as taking fourth in the short race.
She was born in the historic town of Maychew, Tigray, and her first international title came at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she topped the podium in the junior race. She made her Olympic debut as a teenager and came seventh in the 5000 m final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She won the 2002 Great Ethiopian Run and came second in the short race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Werknesh Kidane (Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ኪዳነ ; born November 21, 1981), is an Ethiopian long distance runner from Tigray who competes in both 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has won numerous medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2012. She was the silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and a gold medallist at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
