Ayelech Worku

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Medal record
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  Ethiopia
World Championships
Bronze	1999 Seville	5000 m
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	5000 m

Ayelech Worku (born June 12, 1979) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner most known for winning two World Championships bronze medals on the 5000 metres. She was born in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia province, the same region as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie.

She has now turned to road racing, winning the 2007 edition of the Hamburg Marathon.

[edit] Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 4:10.08 (1999)
• 3000 metres - 8:32.80 (2002)
• 5000 metres - 14:41.23 (2000)
• 10,000 metres - 31:38.08 (2001)
• Marathon - 2:29:14 (2007)

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Distance
1995	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	2nd	5,000 metres
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	12th	5,000 metres
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	12th	5,000 metres
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	5,000 metres
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	5,000 metres
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	4th	5,000 metres
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	5,000 metres

[edit] External reference

IAAF profile for Ayelech Worku

Sporting positions
Preceded by Robe Tola	Hamburg Women's Marathon Winner 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent