Worknesh Degefa (; born October 28, 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance road runner. , she is the fourth-fastest female marathoner in history, based on her 2:17:41 run at the Dubai Marathon, January 25, 2019.Dubai Marathon Results Accessed 17 April 2019 The winner of the race in Dubai was Ruth Chepngetich, who holds the third-best marathon time. Degefa had won Dubai in 2017 in 2:22:36. She returned in 2018 to run 2:19:53, finishing fourth behind three other Ethiopians, all of whom achieved rankings in the top 25 of all time. It was the first time four women had run under 2:20 in the same race. , she is also ranked just outside the top 25 in the half marathon, running 1:06:14 at the Prague Half Marathon in 2016.
On April 15, 2019, Degefa won the Boston Marathon in 2:23:31 in front-running fashion, by surging away from the field only 8 km into the race, despite never having seen the course before, even in training. By the 30 km mark, she had opened up an almost 3 minute lead over the chasers. Edna Kiplagat ran down Heartbreak Hill in an effort to catch Degefa, narrowing the gap to 42 seconds by the finish.
International competitions 2017Dubai MarathonDubai, United Arab Emirates1st2:22:36Olomouc Half MarathonOlomouc, Czech Republic1st1:09:192018Dubai MarathonDubai, United Arab Emirates4th2:19:53Prague Half MarathonPrague, Czech Republic3rd1:08:102019Dubai MarathonDubai, United Arab Emirates2nd2:17:41Boston MarathonBoston, United States1st2:23:31
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