Hawi Feysa

Hawi Feysa (born 1 February 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running.[1]

Hawi Feysa
Hawi Feysa at the 5000m in Doha, 2019
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Medal record
Representing  Ethiopia
Women's athletics
African Games
2019 Rabat5000 m
Junior World Cross Country Championships
2017 Kampala6 km

At the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won the silver medal in the Junior women's race, finishing behind Letesenbet Gidey.[2]

Feysa placed fourth in the women's 5000 metres at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics.[3]

In June 2019, she was runner-up to Caster Semenya in the 2000m at the Meeting de Montreuil,[4] achieving a new personal best of 5:38.66.[5]

In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[6] She finished in 17th place.[6]

At the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, she won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres.

She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in the women's 5000 metres.[7][8]

References
  1. "Hawi Feysa Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. Whittington, Jessica (26 March 2017). "Irene Chepet Cheptai leads Kenyan clean sweep in Kampala". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "African championships, Asaba (Nigeria) 1-5/08/2018". africathle.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. McDaid, David (12 June 2019). "Caster Semenya wins 2,000m at the Meeting de Montreuil". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. "Hawi Feysa: Personal Bests". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. "5000 Metres women (Startlist)". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  8. "5000 Metres women". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.


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