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}} Aberu Kebede Shewaye (born 12 September 1989) is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specializes in road running competitions. Her half marathon best of 1:07:39 is one of the fastest ever by an Ethiopian woman. She gained a bronze at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships with the performance and has won at the Berlin Marathon, Stramilano Half Marathon and the Rotterdam Marathon. She has a marathon best of 2:20:30 hours. ==Career== Born in Shewa, Ethiopia, she made her first appearances in cross country running. Having come third in the junior race at the 2007 Jan Meda Cross Country International,〔Negash, Elshadai (2007-02-25). (Tola, the surprise package of Ethiopian XC trials ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 she qualified for the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished in 16th in the junior women's race.〔(Junior Race - W Final ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 She was fourth at the 2008 Women First 5K in Addis Ababa.〔Negash, Elshadai (2008-03-25). (Gelana takes women first 5km in Addis Ababa ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 She won the Stramilano Half Marathon in April 2009 and, pleased at having set a course record and personal best of 1:08:43, she turned her attention to the Ethiopian Championships.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2009-04-05). (Kimugul and Kebede take Stramilano Half Marathon titles ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 She scored a national title in the 10,000 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships in May, beating Mamitu Daska and Werknesh Kidane to the domestic honours.〔Negash, Elshadai (2009-05-03). (Ahmed and Kebede sprint for victory - Ethiopian Championships Days 3 and 4 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 Later that month, she ran at the World 10K Bangalore and was beaten by a few seconds, eventually finishing in third.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-05-31). (Merga and Mergia take thrilling 10km victories in Bangalore ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 She improved her 10,000 m best in Utrecht in June, setting a time of 30:48.26.〔Monti, David (2009-06-15). (Melkamu stuns with 29:53.80 run in Utrecht ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 She was selected for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but ultimately did not compete. Aberu ran at the Women's 5K Challenge in London and took third again in another close finish.〔Brown, Matthew (2009-09-06). (Cheruiyot over Masai to end Ethiopia’s dominance in London ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 Running at her first senior championships, she led with Mary Keitany for much of the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Eventually Keitany broke away and Aberu ended up with a bronze after losing out on a sprint finish against Philes Ongori. Still, she managed to improve her best to a time of 1:07:39 and lead the Ethiopian women to the team silver medal.〔Turner, Chris (2009-10-11). (Frustration turns to delight for Keitany - WOMEN's RACE REPORT - World Half Marathon, Birmingham ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 This time made her the second fastest Ethiopian woman over the distance after Dire Tune.〔(Half Marathon All Time ). IAAF (2009-11-10). Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 In November, she finished in 1:07:59 for third at the Delhi Half Marathon, again behind Keitany who broke the course record.〔(Keitany sub-1:07 again, Merga defends in Delhi Half Marathon ). IAAF (2009-11-01). Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 Aberu opened the year with a debut over the marathon distance. At the Dubai Marathon she was beaten by Mamitu Daska to the US$250,000 prize pot, but she still managed second place on her debut, recording a time of 2:24:26.〔Butcher, Pat (2010-01-21). (Gebrselassie fights off back pain and late race challenge to collect third Dubai victory ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.〕 She made a strong start to the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon and never relinquished the lead, winning in a time of 2:25:25.〔van Hemert, Wim (2010-04-11). (Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.〕 She led the Berlin Marathon with a front-running performance, beating fellow Ethiopian Bezunesh Bekele to win the race. She set a new best time of 2:23:58 and ran the second half of the race faster than her first, crossing the line a minute ahead of the opposition.〔Butcher, Pat (2010-09-26). (Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-26.〕 She was out-done in a sprint finish at the Delhi Half Marathon in November, taking fourth place four seconds behind race winner Aselefech Mergia.〔Murali, Ram. Krishnan (2010-11-21). (Mergia recaptures women’s crown, Mutai foils Ethiopian sweep at Delhi Half Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.〕 She topped the podium at the 2011 Lisbon Half Marathon, beating Ana Dulce Felix to the line.〔Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-03-20). (Tadese blazes 58:30 in Lisbon, second fastest Half Marathon ever ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.〕 At that year's London Marathon she was among the leading runners but was overtaken by a number of rivals in the latter stages and ended up in ninth place.〔Brown, Matthew (2011-04-17). (Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.〕 The 2012 Dubai Marathon saw her run a personal best of 2:20:33 to move into the top twenty fastest women ever, although the high quality of the race meant she finished in fifth place overall.〔Butcher, Pat (2012-01-27). (Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-04.〕〔(Marathon All Time ). IAAF (2012-01-27). Retrieved on 2012-02-04.〕 A sixth-place finish at the 2012 London Marathon followed and she narrowly missed out on a spot on the Olympic team with her run of 31:09.28 for fifth at the 10,000 m trial at the Prefontaine Classic. She topped the podium at the 2012 Berlin Marathon and reduced her personal best by three further seconds.〔Butcher, Pat (2012-09-30). (Close victory for Mutai but more straightforward for Kebede in Berlin - REPORT ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.〕 Her year ended with wins at the Great Ethiopian Run and the Ethiopian Clubs Cross Country Championships.〔Negash, Elshadai (2012-12-04). (Merga and Kebede take the spoils in Ethiopian Clubs XC ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.〕〔Negash, Elshadai (2012-11-26). (Gebrhiwet and Kebede take Addis Ababa 10-K wins ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.〕 She won the 2013 Tokyo Marathon, her first race of the year, and was six seconds off the course record in windy conditions.〔Nakamura, Ken (2013-02-24). (Kimetto clocks course record 2:06:50 at Tokyo Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-09.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aberu Kebede」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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