Welington Zaza

Early life Zaza was born on 20 January 1995, a member of the Krahn ethnic group.

In 2014, Zaza started to attend Auburn University, from which he graduated in 2017.

Competition Zaza's debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Zaza competed in both the 110 meters hurdles and the 400 meters hurdles. As the top three athletes from each heat qualified for the semi-finals, Zaza progressed. Zaza was 0.08 seconds behind the race winner, Jamaican Tyler Mason. As the top two finishers from each semi-final qualified for the final, Zaza progressed. The time was a new African junior record in the 110 meters hurdles.

At the 2015 World Championships, Zaza was the only competitor from Liberia. He competed in the 110 meters hurdles. He finished last in his heat (of athletes that finished) in a time of 14.56 seconds. Zaza did not progress to the semi-finals.