Abeba Aregawi

Abeba Aregawi
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Swedish (since June 2012)
Born (1990-07-05) 5 July 1990 (age 34)
Adigrat, Ethiopia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
Clubnone
Retired2018[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 1500 m
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot 1500 m
Diamond League
First place 2012 1500 m
First place 2013 1500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich 1500 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Gothenburg 1500 m

Abeba Aregawi Gebretsadik (Amharic: አበባ አረጋዊ; born 5 July 1990) is an Ethiopian-born Swedish retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1,500 metres. She won the silver medal in the 1,500 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the World Championships in 2013. She represented Ethiopia internationally until December 2012, and afterwards represented Sweden.

  1. ^ "Abeba Aregawi har avslutat sin karriär". 28 November 2018.

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