In the history of athletics, Almaz Ayana is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Almaz Ayana as Ethiopian distance runner.
Almaz Ayana was born at Benishangul-Gumuz Region in 1991. Her recorded nationality is Ethiopia.
Modern sport is measured to the hundredth of a second, watched globally and supported by full-time coaching, medicine and analytics.
She competed at athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Athletic careers are short and pitilessly measured, which is what makes the great ones legible.
Her record includes the OkayAfrica 100 Women.
That the career was built from Ethiopia matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Almaz Ayana is still competing or recently retired, and the final placing in the sport's history is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Competed at athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Discipline: athletics
