Fantu Zewude Jifar (born 26 September 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes primarily in marathon events.
Career Fantu Zewude Jifar began her marathon career in 2018. Early results include an eighth-place finish at the Shanghai International Marathon in 2:32:37 in November 2018. In 2019, she placed second at the Gran Canaria Marathon with a time of 2:45:18.
In 2021, Jifar finished third at the Run Rome The Marathon with a time of 2:32:02. The following year, 2022, saw her achieve a third-place finish at the Philadelphia Marathon (2:33:03) and a second-place finish at the Leiden Marathon (2:31:58).
Her marathon personal best of 2:25:45 was set at the Taiyuan Marathon on 21 May 2023, where she finished second. In November 2023, she placed tenth at the 2023 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:34:10.
In 2024, Jifar achieved significant results. She won the 2024 Singapore Marathon with a time of 2:39:04. Earlier in the year, she finished second at the Taiyuan Marathon with a time of 2:26:46 and placed 17th at the Zurich Maratón de Sevilla with a time of 2:25:53. She also finished fourth at the Wuxi Marathon with a time of 2:25:51 and secured second place at the Dalian Marathon with a time of 2:28:44.
Her personal bests in other events include a half marathon time of 1:11:40 (set in March 2024) and a 10 km road time of 33:51.70 (set in June 2023, winning the Shelter Island 10K).
Achievements YearRacePlacePositionTime2018Shanghai International MarathonShanghai8th2:32:372019Gran Canaria MaratónLas Palmas de Gran Canaria2nd2:45:182021Run Rome The MarathonRome3rd2:32:022022Leiden MarathonLeiden2nd2:31:582022Philadelphia MarathonPhiladelphia3rd2:33:032023Taiyuan MarathonTaiyuan2nd2:25:45 (PB)20232023 New York City MarathonNew York City10th2:34:102023Shelter Island 10KShelter Island, New York1st33:51.70 (PB)2024Zurich Maratón de SevillaSeville17th2:25:532024Wuxi MarathonWuxi4th2:25:512024Dalian MarathonDalian2nd2:28:442024Taiyuan MarathonTaiyuan2nd2:26:4620242024 Singapore MarathonSingapore1st2:39:04
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