Medina Eisa (born 3 January 2005) is an Ethiopian

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 ...

. She won the gold medal in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships and silver in the junior women's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships.

Career

In June 2021, aged 16, Medina Eisa placed 10th in the

race at the Ethiopian Olympic trials ahead of the delayed

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. In April 2022, she finished fourth in the event at the

Ethiopian Athletics Championships The Ethiopian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Ethiopia. The competition was first held in 1971.

held in

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, running a time of 15:50.3. She claimed the gold medal for the women's 5000 m at the World Under-20 Championships in

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, Colombia in August, clocking 15:29.71 ahead of compatriot Melknat Wudu and third-placed Uganda’s Prisca Chesang. In October, Eisa won the Northern Ireland International Cross Country 6 km race held in Dundoland, Belfast in a time of 21:07. In February 2023, she earned the silver medal in the junior women's race at the

World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

, running 21:00 to finish seven seconds behind compatriot Senayet Getachew. With the one-two Ethiopia took gold in the team standings. In April, the 18-year-old set a world U20 best in the 5 kilometres road race with a time of 14:46 for a win at the Adizero Road to Records event in

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, Germany. She beat her compatriot

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, women's only race world record-holder, in a photo finish. In July 2023, Eisa competed at the

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event in London and ran 5000m in 14:16.54 to set a new world U20 record, beating

Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba ( om, Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 June 1985) is an Ethiopian athlete who competed in long-distance track events and international road races. She has won three Olympic track gold medals, ...

previous world best mark at 14:30.88. In December 2023, she won the 15 kilometres road race

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held in

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with a time of 47:40.

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 8:41.42 (

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2022) *

– 14:16.54 (

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2023) ;Road *

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– 14:46 (

2023) * 15 kilometres – 47.40 (

2023) * 5 kilometres U18 – 14:53 (

2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisa, Medina 2005 births Living people Ethiopian female athletes World Athletics U20 Championships winners