Diribe Welteji

Diribe Welteji Kejelcha (born 13 May 2002)[1] is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She placed fourth in the 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

At age 16, Welteji won the 800 m at the 2018 World U20 Championships, breaking the championship record in the process. She took silver for the 1500 metres at the 2021 World U20 Championships.

Career

A 16-year-old Diribe Welteji won the gold medal for the 800 m event at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, where she also competed in the women's 4 × 400 m relay without reaching the final, but achieving an Ethiopian junior record.[1]

In 2019, she won a gold in the 1500 metres at the African U20 Championships, finished sixth in the 800 m event at the African Games in Rabat, and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 m event at the Doha World Championships.[1]

The 19-year-old competed without success in the women's 1500 m at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but took silver in this event at the World U20 Championships held in Nairobi.[2][1]

Welteji placed fourth in the 800 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July with a time of 1:57.02.[3] On 6 August, she won her first Diamond League meeting, setting in the 1500m a personal best and meet record of 3:56.91 at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów; she finished ahead of her compatriot Gudaf Tsegay.[4]

Representing Ethiopia
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	800 m	1:59.74 WU20L CR
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	13th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:39.29 NU20R
2019	African U20 Championships	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	1500 m	4:11.59
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	6th	800 m	2:04.20
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	18th (sf)	800 m	2:02.69
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	35th (h)	1500 m	4:10.25
2021	World U20 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	1500 m	4:16.39
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	4th	800 m	1:57.02 PB

800 metres – 1:57.02 (Eugene, OR July 2022)
1500 metres – 3:56.91 (Chorzów August 2022)
- 3000 metres indoor – 8:33.44 (Val-de-Reuil February 2023)

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