Wude Ayalew Yimer ( Amharic: ውዴ ፡ አያሌው ፡ ይመር; born 4 July 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner. She was the bronze medallist over

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at the

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and took the silver in that event at the 2011 All-Africa Games. Her sister Hiwot Ayalew is also a top level runner. At the 2006 World Cross Country Championships she finished fifth in the long race, while the Ethiopian team, of which Yimer was a part, won the team competition. She finished fifth in 5000 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She closed the season by winning the

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race by over 25 seconds. At the

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she won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres race. At the 2010

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in May, she set a new course record of 31:58 after beating the defending champion

Aselefech Mergia Aselefech Mergia Medessa ( Oromo: ''Asallafach Margaa Mardaasaa''; Amharic: አሰለፈች መርጊያ; born 23 January 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. She was a bronze medallist in the event at the 2009 ...

in the final stretch. She took part in the Beach to Beacon race in

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in August and was the runner-up behind Lineth Chepkurui. She traded positions with the Kenyan at the

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eight days later, edging out a win over the seven-mile course with a time of 35:46. At the

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, she finished in third place for a second consecutive podium finish in two years at the event. At the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she placed sixth and helped the Ethiopian women to the team silve medal alongside

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. She did not make the World Championships team, but was selected for the 2011 All-Africa Games, where she was second to

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by a fraction of a second. She ended the year with a close runner-up finish behind Priscah Jeptoo at the

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. She reached the podium at the Cross de Itálica in January 2012, taking third place behind Linet Masai and

Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in track and cross country running. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning a silver medal at the 5 ...

, then won the Elgoibar Cross Country a week later. She won the

in 2014, ending a 5-year streak by Kenyan women.

Personal bests

* 3000 metres - 8:30.93 min (2009) * 5000 metres - 14:38.44 min (2009) *

- 30:11.87 min (2009)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayalew, Wude 1987 births Living people Ethiopian female long-distance runners Sportspeople from Amhara Region World Athletics Championships medalists African Games silver medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games