Letesenbet Gidey
- Born
- Mar 20, 1998 (28 years old)
- Birthplace
- Tigray Region, Ethiopia
- Events
- 10 000 m · Half Marathon
- Height
- 1.68 m
Letesenbet Gidey, born on 20 March 1998, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who became the first athlete ever, male or female, to hold the 5000 m, 10,000 m, and half marathon world records simultaneously. In the 10,000 m, she is the 2022 World champion, 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, and 2019 World silver medallist.
Gidey holds the world record in the half marathon, set in October 2021 in her very first race at the distance, breaking the previous mark by more than a minute. She also holds the world best in the 15 km road race, becoming the first woman to break the 64-minute, 63-minute, and 45-minute barriers in the half marathon and 15 km respectively. She recorded the fastest women's marathon debut in history at the 2022 Valencia Marathon.
Gidey's talent was evident early on, as she won the junior race at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships at age 17 and retained the title in 2017 before earning bronze in the senior race in 2019.
As of Nov 5, 2026: 10 000 m 29:01.03 (#2 all-time), Half Marathon 1:02:52 (#1 all-time), 2024 season best 14:37.13 (Apr 27, 2024, Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou (CHN)) · Last competition: Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala, Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou - Diamond Discipline, Apr 27, 2024, 14:37.13 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver · World record (Half Marathon) · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5000m | 14:37.13 | – | Apr 27, 2024 | Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala, Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou - Diamond Discipline |
| 2023 | 3000m | 8:31.9 | – | Jun 9, 2023 | – |
| 2023 | 5000m | 14:07.94 | – | Jun 9, 2023 | Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline |
| 2023 | 10000m | 31:28.16 | – | Aug 19, 2023 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:27:29 | – | Nov 5, 2023 | TCS New York Marathon, New York, NY |
| 2022 | 3000m | 8:32.07 | – | May 27, 2022 | – |
| 2022 | 5000m | 14:24.59 | – | May 27, 2022 | Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
| 2022 | 10000m | 30:09.94 | – | Jul 16, 2022 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |