Ayeleh Vorku ( June 12, 1979 , Arsi , Ethiopia ) is an Ethiopian athlete specializing in 5000 meters. She won bronze medals at the World Championships in 1999 and 2001.
 Ayelech Vorku | |||||||||||
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| Date and place of birth | June 12, 1979 (aged 40) Arsi , Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Citizenship | Ethiopia | ||||||||||
| Growth | 165 cm | ||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg | ||||||||||
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| 5000 m | 14: 41.23 (2000) | ||||||||||
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Career
For the first time, Aielech Vorku took part in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. She finished the twelfth in a run of 5000 meters and became the best of the representatives of Ethiopia .
She finished 12th in her first World Athletics Championships in 1997.
At the 1999 World Championships in Spanish Seville, she set a personal record and won a bronze medal at a distance of 5000 meters. Soon after, she won the All-African Games .
In 2000, Vorku participated in the Olympic Games for the second time. At the Sydney Olympics, she finished fourth in the 5000 meter race, losing a medal in the fight with compatriot Goethe You .
At the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, she won a bronze medal.
In 2007, she won the Hamburg Marathon .
Links
- Ayeleh Vorku - profile on IAAF website