Helen Bekele Tola

Helen Bekele Tola
Image of a woman in running kit
Tola during the 2019 Corrida bulloise [fr]
Personal information
Born (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 29)
Ethiopia
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Berlin Marathon

Helen Bekele Tola (born 21 November 1994) is an Ethiopian–Swiss long-distance runner.[1] She finished second at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon, and third at the 2021 Berlin Marathon. She has also won the Annecy and Barcelona Marathons, as well as multiple other long-distance events. Born in Ethiopia, she now lives in Switzerland.

  1. ^ "L'athlète de classe mondiale Helen Bekele est dès à présent Suissesse | Swiss Athletics" (in French). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.