Ruti Aga
Ruti Aga – Tokyo Marathon (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ruti Aga (born 16 January 1994)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the women's race at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon and secured five other top three finishes at the World Marathon Majors.
In 2012, Aga won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Barcelona, Spain.[2] In 2013, she finished in fifth place in the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships staged in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[3] The same year, she won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships in Bambous, Mauritius.
Aga competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[4]
Personal bests
- 5000 metres – 15:13.48 (Shanghai 2013)
- 10,000 metres – 33:38.39 (Addis Ababa 2013)
- Road
- 5 kilometres – 15:46 (Rennes 2014)
- 10 kilometres – 31:35 (Tilburg 2012)
- Half marathon – 1:06:39 (Houston, TX 2018)
- Marathon – 2:18:34 (Berlin 2018)
References
- ^ "Ruti Aga". IAAF. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Facts & Figures" (PDF). Eugene 2014 – IAAF World Junior Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Marathon Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
External links
- Ruti Aga at World Athletics
- Ruti Aga at Diamond League
- Ruti Aga at Olympics.com
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Women's Marathon
- 1979–1980: Joyce Smith (ENG)
- 1981: Linda Staudt (CAN)
- 1982: Zoya Ivanova (URS)
- 1983: Nanae Sasaki (JPN)
- 1984–1985: Katrin Dörre (GDR)
- 1986: Rosa Mota (POR)
- 1987: Katrin Dörre (GDR)
- 1988: Aurora Cunha (POR)
- 1989: Lyubov Klochko (URS)
- 1990: Xie Lihua (CHN)
- 1991: Mari Tanigawa (JPN)
- 1992: Liz McColgan (SCO)
- 1993–1994: Valentina Yegorova (RUS)
- 1995: Junko Asari (JPN)
- 1996: Nobuko Fujimura (JPN)
- 1997: Makiko Ito (JPN)
- 1998: Junko Asari (JPN)
- 1999: Eri Yamaguchi (JPN)
- 2000: Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)
- 2001: Derartu Tulu (ETH)
- 2002: Banuelia Mrashani (TAN)
- 2003: Elfenesh Alemu (ETH)
- 2004: Bruna Genovese (ITA)
- 2005: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 2006: Reiko Tosa (JPN)
- 2007: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
- 2008: Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN)
- 2007: Hitomi Niiya (JPN)
- 2008: Claudia Dreher (GER)
- 2009: Mizuho Nasukawa (JPN)
- 2010: Alevtina Biktimirova (RUS)
- 2011: Noriko Higuchi (JPN)
- 2012: Atsede Habtamu (ETH)
- 2013: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2014: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
- 2015: Birhane Dibaba (ETH)
- 2016: Helah Kiprop (KEN)
- 2017: Sarah Chepchirchir (KEN)
- 2018: Birhane Dibaba (ETH)
- 2019: Ruti Aga (ETH)
- 2020: Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (ISR)
- 2021: Not held
- 2022: Brigid Kosgei (KEN)
- 2023: Rosemary Wanjiru (KEN)
- World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
- Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
- Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
- London Marathon – List (M/W)
- New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
- Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)
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