Kutre Dulecha

Kutre Dulecha (born August 22, 1978 in Sidamo) is a middle distance runner from Ethiopia. She mainly competes in 1500 metres, where she set a world junior record in 1997. She became world indoor champion in 2004, Ethiopia's first ever women's 1500 m medalist at the championships. She won the women's short course at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	800m	2:05.17
			5th	1500m	4:17.39
1995	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st	1500 metres	4:18.32
			3rd	800 metres	2:02.26
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	1st	1500m	4:08.65
1998	World Cross Country Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	Short race (4 km)	12:37
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	1500 metres	4:00.96
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	1500 metres	4:18.33
2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	1st	Short race (4.18 km)	13:00
	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	4th	1500 metres	4:05.33
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, Qatar	2nd	1500 metres	4:15.75
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	1st	1500 metres	4:21.63
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	1500 metres	4:06.40
2005	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:30:05

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:59.37 (1999)
• 1000 metres - 2:37.82 (1999)
• 1500 metres - 3:58.43 (1998)
• One mile - 4:39.04 (1997)
• 15 kilometres - 50:28 (2005)
• Half marathon - 1:10:54 (2005)
• Marathon - 2:32:29 (2005)

References

• Kutre Dulecha profile at IAAF