Axumawit Embaye

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Axumawit Embaye
Axumawit Embaye at the 2020 PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf
Personal information
Full nameAxumawit Alem Embaye
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m: 3:59.02 (2019)
Indoors
1500 m: 4:02.12 (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sopot 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 1500 m

Axumawit Alem Embaye (Amharic: አክሱማዊት አምባዬ; born 18 October 1994) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. She is a two-time World Indoor Championship silver medallist from 2014 and 2022.

Career

Axumawit Embaye made her first major appearances in 2012. She was runner-up in the 800 m at the Ethiopian junior championships and ended up seventh at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, recording a personal best of 4:12.92 minutes. She switched to the 1500 metres for the 2013 season and performed well on the European circuit. She ran a best of 4:09.11 minutes at the XL Galan indoors to place second and had a string of runner-up placings outdoors at the Bislett Games, Folksam Grand Prix and the KBC Night of Athletics (she set a personal best of 4:05.16 minutes at the latter event).[1]

Top three placings at the PSD Bank Meeting and Weltklasse in Karlsruhe at the start of the next year brought her a place on the team for the 2014 World Indoor Championships in the 1500 metres event.[1] She was second to Abebe Aregawi in the heats and repeated that feat in the final;[2] although Abebe comfortably won the race, Axumawit stayed ahead of the rest of the pack to take the silver medal.[3]

She placed fourth in her specialist event at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Portland, Oregon. Sifan Hassan was the winner while Dawit Seyaum and Gudaf Tsegay finished second and third, respectively.

At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Axumawit was eliminated in the heats of the women's 1500m event.

In 2022, Axumawit repeated her achievement from 2014 winning 1500m silver at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, clocking 4:02.29. Her compatriot Tsegay led an Ethiopian medals sweep in 3:57.19 as Hirut Meshesha finished third (4:03.39).[4]

Competition record

Representing  Ethiopia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2012 2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 1500 m 4:12.92 PB
2014 World Indoor Championships Spain, Poland 2nd 1500 m i 4:07.12 PB
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 4th 1500 m 4:13.27
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 4th 1500 m i 4:09.37
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (h) 1500 m 4:08.56
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 1500 m i 4:02.29

Personal bests

  • 1500 metres – 3:59.02 (2019)
    • 1500 metres indoor – 4:02.12 (2022)
  • One mile – 4:18.58 (2019)
    • One mile indoor – 4:23.50 (2015)
  • 3000 metres – 8:43.83 (2018)
    • 3000 metres indoor – 8:49.52 (2017)

References

  1. ^ a b Axumawit Embaye. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
  2. ^ Minshull, Phil (2014-03-07). Report: women's 1500m heats – Sopot 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
  3. ^ Minshull, Phil (2014-03-08). Report: women's 1500m final – Sopot 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-09.
  4. ^ Turnbull, Simon (2022-03-19). "World record-holder Tsegay leads Ethiopian 1500m medal sweep in Belgrade". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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