Sembo Almayew Welteji (born 24 January 2005) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]
 Sembo Almayew in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sembo Almayew Welteji | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 24, 2005 Midakegn, Oromia, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3000 m st.: 9:00.71 (Florence 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
edit2022
editAlmayew set new world under-18 best times for the 3000m steeplechase in 2022. She beat the previous U18 best of 9:24.73, set by Kenya's Celliphine Chespol in 2016, when she clocked a 9:18.98 at the FBK Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, in Hengelo.[2]
Almayew then ran 9:09.19 to finish second at the Diamond League meeting in Paris in June 2022 in the 3000m steeplechase to lower her personal best and the world under-18 best time. Competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon she ran 9:21.10 to finish fifth in her heat.[3]
She was a silver medalist behind Faith Cherotich at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase.[4]
2023
editAlmayew ran 9:05.83 to set a new personal best and national under-20 record at the Doha meeting of the Diamond League in May 2023, finishing second behind Kenyan Beatrice Chepkoech.[5][6] The following month Almayew set a new personal best and meeting record time of 9:00.71 to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League meeting in Florence on 2 June 2023.[7] Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified for the final, finishing second in her heat. In the final she finished in thirteenth place.[8]
2024
editShe finished in fifth place at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase.[9] In August 2024, she won gold at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase, setting a new championship record time of 9:12.71.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Semba Almayew". World Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "From Oregon to Cali for some of the world's top U20s". World Athletics. 26 July 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Three things to follow on day four in Cali: history in the making". World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Authoritative Cherotich delivers steeplechase gold in Cali, Mutunga claims 400m silver". Michezo Afrika. August 4, 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Doha DL Recap: Girma Wins Stacked 3k, Kipyegon Still Rules the 1500". LetsRun.com. May 5, 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (5 May 2023). "Ceh, Girma and Richardson break meeting records in Doha". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (2 June 2023). "2023 Florence Diamond League: Faith Kipyegon smashes 1500m world record as Erriyon Knighton and Fred Kerley win at Golden Gala - updates and results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final - Results" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.