Aynalem Desta (born 21 January 2004) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Career Desta opened her career running the 3000 metres steeplechase but she then made her half-marathon debut in 2023 winning the Yiwu half marathon. She then made her marathon debut in 2024 winning the Malaga Marathon with a time of 2:25:10.
In June 2025 she won the Bogotá Half Marathon and she followed that in October by winning the Amsterdam Marathon with a time of 2:17:37. She entered in the 2026 Nagoya Women's Marathon and claimed bronze in a race which was ultimately won by Sheila Chepkirui.
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