Hambese in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gela Hambese Degefa (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:08.40 (2023) Mile: 4:24.44 (2024)3000m: 8:57.73 (2024)5000m: 14:47.74 (2024) 10,000m: 30:49.14 (2024)Road5km: 14:51 (2025)10km: 31:15 (2025) |
Medal record | |
Gela Hambese Degefa (born 25 September 2002) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was a bronze medalist over 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships.[1]
Hambese competed in the 2024 Diamond League, placing fifth over 5000 metres in May 2024 at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event,[2] before placing eighth later that month over that distance at the 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.[3] Hambese won the bronze medal in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, in June 2024, running 37:09.02.[4][5][6]
In April 2025, Hambese won the Boston 5K in Massachusetts, finishing in a time of 14:53 ahead of Grace Loibach and Taylor Roe.[7][8] In July 2025, she placed third behind Hellen Obiri and Senayet Getachew at the AJC Peachtree 10K Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia.[9]
She was selected for the mixed relay at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, winning the bronze medal, alongside Milkesa Fikadu, Wegene Adisu and Hirut Meshesha.[10][11][12]