Amane Beriso

Amane Beriso Shankule (born 13 October 1991)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2022, she improved her marathon personal best by nearly six minutes to take the win at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, placing third on the world all-time list.[2] Beriso finished second at the 2023 Boston Marathon.

Amane Beriso
Personal information
Full nameAmane Beriso Shankule
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Coached byGemedu Dedefo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Marathon Majors
Silver medal – second place2023 BostonMarathon

Career

Amane Beriso won the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 2014. A year later, the 23-year-old set an unofficial personal best in the event of 1:08:43 when winning Roma-Ostia Half Marathon. In 2016, she debuted in the marathon taking the second place at the Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:20:48, a position which she also secured at the 2017 Prague Marathon (2:22:15).[1]

After 2017 Prague Marathon, Beriso dealt with a series of injuries to her leg and knee. She won the Mumbai Marathon in 2020 (2:24:51) but was never fully healthy until 2022.[3]

In August 2022, she took victory at the Mexico City Marathon at an elevation of over 7,000 feet (2:25:05). On 4 December, the 31-year-old pulled off a big upset with a 2:14:58 win at the Valencia Marathon, an improvement of 5:50 on her 2016 personal best, to set a course record, Ethiopian national record and move to third on the world all-time ranking list.[3][4][2] She became only the third woman ever to break 2:15:00 and according to her coach world record (2:14:04) would have been achievable if the pacemakers, who stayed with struggling Letesenbet Gidey after the 36 km mark, had run with her.[3]

In April 2023, Beriso finished second at the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:21:50, 12 seconds behind Hellen Obiri.[5]

Personal bests

References
  1. "Amane Beriso SHANKULE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. Rathborn, Jack (4 December 2022). "Amane Beriso pulls off surprise win in blazing time at Valencia Marathon". The Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. Gault, Jonathan (4 December 2022). "Kelvin Kiptum (2:01:53) & Amane Beriso (2:14:58) Surprise to Win Super Fast 2022 Valencia Marathon". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. Valiente, Emeterio (4 December 2022). "Kiptum and Beriso break course records in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. Hightower, Kyle (17 April 2023). "Kenya's Obiri breaks late to win women's Boston Marathon". The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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