 Werknesh Kidane at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Ethiopia
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| World Championships | ||
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2003 Paris | 10,000 m |
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
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2003 Lausanne | Long race |
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2002 Dublin | Short race |
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2003 Lausanne | Short race |
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2005 St Etienne | Short race |
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2004 Brussels | Long race |
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2005 St Etienne | Long race |
Werknesh Kidane (Amharic: ወርቅነሽ ኪዳነ; born November 21, 1981), is an Ethiopian long distance runner from Tigray who competes in both 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has won numerous medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2012. She was the silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and a gold medallist at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.