Aleshign Baweke

Aleshign Baweke
Personal information
Born (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests3000m 8:23.81 (Monaco, 2026)
5000m 14:18.54 (Rome, 2026)
2 miles 9:20.02 (Eugene, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 TallahasseeSenior team
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Lima3000 m

Aleshign Baweke (born 23 January 2006) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won a gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres.[1]

Biography

She won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres, in August 2024.[2][3][4]

She competed in the 2025 Diamond League, running a personal best 8:32.88 in the 3000 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, in May 2025.[5] She finished eighth over 5000 metres at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025 in a personal best 14:27.33.[6] She placed seventh over 5000 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July.[7] She was third over 3000 metres at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, in Poland, with a run of 8:35.51 to finish behind Likina Amebaw and Faith Kipyegon.[8] She was third over 5000 metres in the 2025 Diamond League at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium.[9] She placed fifth over 3000 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[10] She was provisionally named as a reserve for the Ethiopian team for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but did not race.[11]

In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee , placing fifth in the individual race and winning the gold medal in the team event, with Senayet Getachew, Asayech Ayichew and Alem Tsadik.[12][13] The following month, she ran 8:26.29 for the 3000 metres in Liévin, France finishing runner-up to compatriot Freweyni Hailu.[14] She placed fourth over 3000 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March 2026.[15]

On 4 June, she lowered her 5000 metres personal best to 14:18.54 finishing runner-up to compatriot Likina Amebaw at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome.[16] On 4 July, Baweke won the two mile race at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic in 9:20.02.[17] On 10 July, she ran a personal best 8:23.81 for 3000 metres at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[18] On 23 August, she placed fifth over 5000 m in the Diamond League at the 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia, Poland.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Aleshign Baweke". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". Africa.cgtn. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia shines at 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships with ten medals". Ethiopia Observer. September 1, 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "General, Aleshign Add two Golds to Ethiopia's Medal Haul at World U20". Ethiopian Monitor. August 31, 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Results - Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Results - Brussels Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (28 August 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ngetich delivers masterclass to maintain Kenyan win streak in Tallahassee". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 Jan 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  14. ↑ Henderson, Jason (19 Feb 2026). "KEELY HODGKINSON SMASHES WORLD INDOOR 800M RECORD IN LIÉVIN". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 Feb 2026.
  15. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Pathirage and Cunningham break meeting records in Rome". World Athletics. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Records fall as top-class clashes light up Eugene". World Athletics. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Wanyonyi breaks world 1000m record with 2:11.83 in Monaco". World Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Results - Silesia Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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