Alemaz Samuel

{{Short description|Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner}}  {{Ethiopian name|Alemaz}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Alemaz Samuel | birth_name = | full_name = Alemaz Teshale Samuel | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = Ethiopian | sport = Athletics | event = 1500 metres, 3000 metres | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|day=5|month=7|year=1999|df=y}}<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|148265|sex=f}}, {{Tilastopaja|148596|sex=f}}</ref> | club = | collegeteam =  | birth_place = | residence = | hometown = | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | website = | coach = | agent = | height =  | weight =  | pb = {{ubl |'''1500m''': 4:01.78 (2018) |'''3000m''': 8:37.68 (2018) }}   | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Ethiopia}}}}  {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Tampere|1500 m}} {{Medal|Competition|African U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 Tlemcen|1500 m}} }} '''Alemaz Teshale Samuel''' (also known as '''Alemaz Samuel''' or '''Almaz Samuel'''; born 5 July 1999) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She was the 2018 World Junior champion in the women's 1500 metres.

==Biography== Samuel's first major international competition was the 2017 Shanghai Diamond League, where she finished 10th in the 1500 m with a time of 4:07.41 as a 17 year old.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faith Kipyegon, Obiri and Bett shine in Shanghai |url=https://kenyapage.net/commentary/kenya-athletics-news-3/faith-kipyegon-obiri-and-bett-shine-in-shanghai/ |website=Kenya Page |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=14 May 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, Samuel won her first global title at the 2018 World Junior Championships, in the women's 1500 m. She closed her final 400 metres in 61.04 seconds, enough to win a tactical race and make her the third consecutive Ethiopian winner in that event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Athletics |first1=World |title=Tampere 2018: Samuel Teshale beats Kenyan Cherop to 1500m Gold – AthleticsAfrica |url=https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/ethiopia/tampere-2018-samuel-teshale-beats-kenyan-cherop-to-1500m-gold-14422 |website=www.athletics.africa |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thrills and spills on final day at World U20 Champs |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/uncategorized/thrills-and-spills-on-final-day-at-world-u20-champs-101575/ |website=AW |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=15 July 2018}}</ref>

Samuel was particularly dominant in the 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour series, having won the 3000 m races at the Madrid and Birmingham meetings. Her final score of 27 points was more than double that of the runners up, Melissa Courtney-Bryant and Konstanze Klosterhalfen, each with 10 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=IAAF World Indoor Tour winners secure wildcards for Nanjing {{!}} IAAF NEWS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/world-indoor-tour-2019-winners |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref>

In 2021, Samuel started running half marathons. At the 2021 Barcelona Half Marathon, Samuel finish 5th in a time of 1:08:53.<ref>{{cite web |title=Course records for Rotich in Paris and Chepkemoi in Rome-Ostia {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/paris-barcelona-rome-ostia-half-marathon-2021 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Event !! Mark !! Competition !! Venue !! Date |- | 1500 metres || 4:01.78 || Doha Diamond League || Doha, Qatar || 4 May 2018 |- | 3000 metres || 8:37.68 || Zagreb Meeting || Zagreb, Croatia || 4 September 2018 |} <!--

===Shot put progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |19.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |19.40 m |Birmingham, United Kingdom |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |19.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |}

===Discus throw progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |69.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |69.40 m |Birmingham, England |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |69.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |- |1981 |63.20 m |Stockholm, Sweden |28 July |41st |}

===Major competitions=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{Flagu|United States}} |- | 2022 || Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic || Ponce ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.30 (−0.2 m/s) |- | 2022 || Irena Szewinska Memorial || Bydgoszcz ||bgcolor=gold|1st || 110 metres hurdles || 13.35 (−0.5 m/s) |- | 2022 || USATF Outdoors || Eugene, OR || 4th || 110 metres hurdles || 13.09 (+1.2 m/s) |- | 2022 || Istvan Gyulai Memorial || Székesfehérvár || 7th || 110 metres hurdles || 15.73 (+1.0 m/s) |- | 2022 || NACAC Championships || Freeport, Bahamas ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.08 (+0.3 m/s) |- | 2023 || London Diamond League || London ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.25 (+1.3 m/s) |}

===Circuit wins=== *IAAF Diamond League **Athletissima shot put: 2010, 2013, 2014 **Golden Gala discus throw: 2009, 2010 **Herculis shot put: 2008 *ISTAF Berlin shot put: 2010

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==External links== * {{World Athletics|14716074}}

{{Footer World Junior Champions women's 1500 metres}} {{Authority Control}}

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