Amedework Walelegn

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Amedework Walelegn

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}}'''Amedework Walelegn''' (born March 11, 1999) is an Ethiopian [[Long distance runner|long-distance runner]]. In 2016, he finished 4th in the [[10,000 metres|10,000m]] at the [[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships|IAAF World U20 Championships]] in [[Bydgoszcz]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-u20-championships/2016/iaaf-world-u20-championships-bydgoszcz-2016-5680/men/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader|title=10,000 Metres Result {{!}} IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|access-date=2019-03-20}}

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'''Amedework Walelegn''' (born March 11, 1999) is an Ethiopian [[Long distance runner|long-distance runner]]. In 2016, he finished 4th in the [[10,000 metres|10,000m]] at the [[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships|IAAF World U20 Championships]] in [[Bydgoszcz]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-u20-championships/2016/iaaf-world-u20-championships-bydgoszcz-2016-5680/men/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader|title=10,000 Metres Result {{!}} IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|access-date=2019-03-20}}


Walelegn finished 2nd and won the silver medal at the [[2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race|2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] in the Junior Men's race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/amdework-walelegn-312683|title=Amedework WALELEGN {{!}} Profile {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|access-date=2019-03-20}} He won the [[Istanbul Half Marathon]] in 2018, breaking the Istanbul Half record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/walelegn-clocks-5950-turkish-all-comers-recor|title=Walelegn clocks 59:50 Turkish all-comers' record at Istanbul Half Marathon{{!}} News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|access-date=2019-03-20}} In the same year, Walelegn finished 2nd in the [[New Delhi Half Marathon]] while also setting a new personal best at 59:22. At the [[2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships]], Walelegn finished 3rd and set a PB with a time of 59:08.{{Cite web|title=Ugandan teenager Kiplimo wins World Half Marathon title with Cheptegei fourth|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/uganda-jacob-kiplimo-wins-world-half-marathon-title-gdynia/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Olympic Channel}}
Walelegn finished 2nd and won the silver medal at the [[2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race|2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] in the Junior Men's race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/amdework-walelegn-312683|title=Amedework WALELEGN {{!}} Profile {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|access-date=2019-03-20}} He won the [[Istanbul Half Marathon]] in 2018, breaking the Istanbul Half record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/walelegn-clocks-5950-turkish-all-comers-recor|title=Walelegn clocks 59:50 Turkish all-comers' record at Istanbul Half Marathon{{!}} News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|access-date=2019-03-20}} In the same year, Walelegn finished 2nd in the [[New Delhi Half Marathon]] while also setting a new personal best at 59:22. At the [[2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships]], Walelegn finished 3rd and set a PB with a time of 59:08.{{Cite web|title=Ugandan teenager Kiplimo wins World Half Marathon title with Cheptegei fourth|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/uganda-jacob-kiplimo-wins-world-half-marathon-title-gdynia/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Olympic Channel}}
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