Ruti Aga
Ruti Aga – Tokyo Marathon (2019)
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, Half marathon
Turned pro2016
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Barcelona5000 m
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Bambous5000 m
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place2019 TokyoMarathon
Silver medal – second place2017 BerlinMarathon
Silver medal – second place2018 TokyoMarathon
Silver medal – second place2018 BerlinMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2016 BerlinMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2019 New YorkMarathon

Ruti Aga (born 16 January 1994)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the women's race at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon and secured five other top three finishes at the World Marathon Majors.

In 2012, Aga won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Barcelona, Spain.[2] In 2013, she finished in fifth place in the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships staged in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[3] The same year, she won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships in Bambous, Mauritius.

Aga competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[4]

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. ↑ "Ruti Aga". IAAF. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Facts & Figures" (PDF). Eugene 2014 – IAAF World Junior Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Marathon Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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