Kutre Dulecha (born August 22, 1978, in Sidamo) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner. She mainly competes in 1500 metres, where she set a world junior record in 1997. She became world indoor champion in 2004, Ethiopia's first ever women's 1500 m medalist at the championships. She won the women's short course at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
International competitions Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rd800m 2:05.175th1500m4:17.391995All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 1st 1500 metres 4:18.32 3rd 800 metres 2:02.261996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia1st1500m4:08.651998World Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco 3rdShort race (4 km)12:371999World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd1500 metres4:00.96All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1st1500 metres4:18.332000World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal 1stShort race (4.18 km)13:00Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia4th1500 metres 4:05.33IAAF Grand Prix FinalDoha, Qatar 2nd1500 metres 4:15.752003All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st1500 metres 4:21.632004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st1500 metres 4:06.402005Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:30:05
Personal bests 800 metres – 1:59.37 (1999) 1000 metres – 2:37.82 (1999) 1500 metres – 3:58.43 (1998) One mile – 4:39.04 (1997) 15 kilometres – 50:28 (2005) Half marathon – 1:10:54 (2005) Marathon – 2:32:29 (2005)
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