Almaz Ayana (ETH), passing through Cabot Square on her way to finishing 7th, in the Women's Elite 2023 London marathon in a time of 02:20:44
Almaz Ayana Eba, born 21 November 1991, is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Almaz is a four-time World Athletics Championships medallist earning a bronze for the 5000m in 2013, gold at the event in 2015 as well as gold in the 10,000m and silver for the 5000m in 2017. She broke the 10,000 metres world record, set in 1993, while winning the gold medal at the Rio Olympics and held it until 2021. At the 2017 World Championships in London, Almaz won the title in the 10,000m, finishing 46 seconds ahead of the runner-up. She places third in both the 5000m and 10,000m on the respective world all-time lists. In 2016, she was voted IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year. Almaz set the fastest ever women's marathon debut at the 2022 Amsterdam Marathon.
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Location: Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London
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