Dihininet Demsew Jara (born 15 September 1994) is an Ethiopian female

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competes in

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...

events, including the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

. She represented her country at the

2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 26 March 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. It was the 22nd edition of the event and the 4th in the United Kingdom alone. In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon ...

and shared in the team silver medal with

Netsanet Gudeta Netsanet Gudeta Kebede (born 12 February 1991) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running events. She was the bronze medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2015. She shared in th ...

and

Genet Yalew Genet Yalew Kassahun (born 31 December 1992) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running events. Her half marathon best of 66:26 minutes is the Ethiopian record and ranks her in the t ...

after finishing eighth individually. She made her debut in the marathon at the 2009

Košice Peace Marathon The Košice Peace Marathon (Slovak: Medzinárodný maratón mieru) is an annual road marathon held in Košice, Slovakia, since 1924. It is the oldest marathon in Europe and the third-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon, first held ...

, where she finished fifth in a time of 2:48:03 hours. The following year she had top five finishes at the Nagpur and

Rabat Half Marathon Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populatio ...

s, achieving a best of 72:02 minutes.Dihinet Demsew

Association of Road Racing Statisticians The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road record ...

. Retrieved 2018-02-15. At the 2011

Xiamen Marathon The Xiamen International Marathon () is an annual marathon race held in January in the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the prominent marathon races of the year. More than 50,000 runners took p ...

she fell mid-race but, despite limping to the finish, set a personal best of 2:37:18 hours in eighth place.Cartier, Cyrille (2011-01-02)
Kipchumba breaks course record at Xiamen Marathon
IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-15. She ran two further marathons that season, placing third at the

Omsk Marathon Siberian International Marathon (SIM) (russian: Сибирский международный марафон) has been held in the city of Omsk since 1990, when the city was first opened to foreigners. The summer marathon is part of the City Days f ...

and

Marrakesh Marathon The Marrakech Marathon is an annual marathon held in Marrakech, Morocco. Roughly 5000 runners turn out for the event annually. At the inaugural edition of the race in 1987 French runner Jacques Boxberger won the men's race while the women's race ...

. Dihininet was highly active in the 2012 season. Highlights included a win at the Suresnes Foulees 10K in a personal best of 34:28 minutes and a top three finish at the Caen Marathon. She missed much of 2013, but returned in November with a 10K win in Marseille. She travelled to the United States in 2014 and had her first marathon wins at the Cowtown Marathon, The Woodlands Marathon and

Vermont City Marathon The M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon (VCM) is an annual marathon in the city of Burlington, Vermont, in the United States, first held on May 28, 1989. The race is held on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and attracts runners from all over the ...

, as well as a runner-up finish at the

Cleveland Marathon The Cleveland Marathon is an annual marathon in Cleveland, Ohio. The course begins at the corner of St. Clair and 9th and participants have eight hours to finish the race. The first edition was held in 1978. A half marathon, and 10K, including a ...

(a place she repeated in 2015). A new 10K best of 33:28 came in a win in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

in 2015, then a new marathon best of 2:35:33 hours followed when she was fourth at the Changsha Marathon. Third place at the 2016 Ethiopian Half Marathon Championships brought her earned her an international debut at the

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is a biennial international half marathon competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It ...

. She spent 2017 in Canada and had half marathon wins at low level races in Edmonton, Quebec City and Montreal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dihininet Demsew Jara Living people 1994 births Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners 21st-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian people