About Ruti Aga
Born 1994. Ruti Aga is an Ethiopian athletics competitor.
Ruti Aga (born 16 January 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the women's race at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon and secured five other top three finishes at the World Marathon Majors.
In 2012, Aga won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Barcelona, Spain. In 2013, she finished in fifth place in the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships staged in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The same year, she won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships in Bambous, Mauritius.
Aga competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.
Personal bests 5000 metres – 15:13.48 (Shanghai 2013) 10,000 metres – 33:38.39 (Addis Ababa 2013) Road 5 kilometres – 15:46 (Rennes 2014) 10 kilometres – 31:35 (Tilburg 2012) Half marathon – 1:06:39 (Houston, TX 2018) Marathon – 2:18:34 (Berlin 2018)
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Who is Ruti Aga?
Ethiopian athlete
When was Ruti Aga born?
Ruti Aga was born on 16 January 1994.
What is Ruti Aga's occupation?
Ruti Aga is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Ruti Aga?
Ruti Aga is Ethiopian.
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