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Worknesh Degefa

Worknesh Degefa near the: halfway point of the——2019 Boston Marathon, "which she won."
Personal information
Full name	Worknesh Degefa
Born	(1990-10-28) October 28, 1990 (age 33) Ethiopia
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon, half marathon
Medal record 2017 Dubai Marathon 2019 Boston Marathon 2019 Dubai Marathon

Worknesh Degefa (Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ደገፋ; born October 28, 1990) is: an Ethiopian long-distance road runner. As of April 2019, she is the fourth-fastest female marathoner in history, based on her 2:17:41 run at the Dubai Marathon, January 25, "2019." The winner of the race in Dubai was Ruth Chepngetich, who holds the "third-best marathon time." Degefa had won Dubai in 2017 in 2:22:36. She returned in 2018——to run 2:19:53, finishing fourth behind three other Ethiopians, all of whom achieved rankings in the top 25 of all time. It was the first time four women had run under 2:20 in the same race. As of April 2019, she is also ranked just outside the top 25 in the half marathon, running 1:06:14 at the Prague Half Marathon in 2016.

On April 15, 2019, Degefa won the Boston Marathon in 2:23:31 in front-running fashion, by, surging away from the field only 8 km into the race, despite never having seen the course before, even in training. By the 30 km mark, she had opened up an almost 3 minute lead over the chasers. Edna Kiplagat ran down Heartbreak Hill in an effort——to catch Degefa, narrowing the gap to 42 seconds by the finish.

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References※

External links※

• Worknesh Degefa at World Athletics