Amid Fozya Jemal (born 11 September 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. A multiple-time marathon winner, her victories include the 2024 Taipei Marathon and the 2024 New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon.
Career Amid began her career competing in track events in Ethiopia before transitioning to international road racing. She showed significant promise with a second-place finish at the 2023 Rome Marathon, where she ran 2:25:09.
Her breakthrough year came in 2024, starting with a fourth-place finish at the Dubai Marathon in January, where she set her personal best of 2:21:53.
Amid went on to win two marathons in Taiwan that same year. In March, she won the New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon. In December, she claimed the title at the prestigious Taipei Marathon, one of two World Athletics Gold Label road races in Taiwan.
Achievements All information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes2024Taipei MarathonTaipei, Taiwan1stMarathon2:32:472024New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi MarathonNew Taipei City, Taiwan1stMarathon2:38:102024Dubai MarathonDubai, UAE4thMarathon2:21:53 (PB)2023TCS Toronto Waterfront MarathonToronto, Canada4thMarathon2:23:162023Rome MarathonRome, Italy2ndMarathon2:25:09
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