Hawi Feysa

Hawi Feysa (born 1 February 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in marathon and road races, as well as track and cross country events. She is best known for her breakthrough marathon performances, including her course record-breaking victory at the 2024 Frankfurt Marathon and a strong third-place finish at the 2025 Tokyo Marathon.

Career Hawi Feysa hails from Ambo, a city in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, where she grew up on a farm with five sisters and two brothers. Inspired by idols like Tirunesh Dibaba, she began running at a young age, training on a local loop course. At 16, she moved to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to join a club.

Early in her career, Feysa competed in track and cross country. She earned a silver medal in the junior women's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2019, she won a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. She also competed in the 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing eighth. Her personal best in the 5000m is 14:33.66, set in 2022. She transitioned to road running due to frequent injuries on the track. Her next goal is to run a sub-2:15 marathon. 2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst 6th Senior team 2024 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt 1st 2:17:25 (Course Record) 2025 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo 3rd 2:17:00 2025 Chicago Marathon Chicago 1st 2:14:57