Kebede
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Aberu Kebede

Ethiopia
Age
36
1×
World Championship Medal
4×
World Major Win

THE STORY

**Aberu Kebede Shewaye** is an Ethiopian road runner best known for her three wins at the Berlin Marathon. Born September 12, 1989 in Shewa, Ethiopia, she came through cross country before establishing herself on the world road circuit in her early twenties.

Her Berlin record is the centerpiece of her career. She won the Berlin Marathon in 2010 in 2:23:58, returned to win again in 2012 in 2:20:30 — her lifetime personal best — and completed a third Berlin victory in 2016 in 2:20:45. Few women have won the same World Marathon Major three times, and Kebede is the only Ethiopian woman to do so at Berlin.

Between Berlin wins she took the 2013 Tokyo Marathon title in 2:25:34, finishing six seconds off the course record in windy conditions. Her range extends down to the half marathon, where her 1:07:39 personal best is among the fastest ever run by an Ethiopian woman, and she took bronze at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

PERSONAL BESTS

Marathon
2:20:30
BerlinSep 30, 2012
Half Marathon
1:07:39
10000m
30:48.26
Utrecht

CAREER TIMELINE

2016
Third Berlin Win
Won Berlin for a third time in 2:20:45, joining a short list of three-time winners at a single World Marathon Major.
2013
Tokyo Marathon Win
Won the Tokyo Marathon in 2:25:34.
2012
Second Berlin Win and PB
Won Berlin for a second time in 2:20:30, her lifetime personal best.
2010
First Berlin Marathon Win
Won her first Berlin Marathon in 2:23:58.
2009
World Half Marathon Bronze
Took bronze at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

RACE HISTORY

4 results across 2 races
2016
2:20:45
2012
2:20:30
2010
2:23:58
2013
2:25:34

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