Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet (born 1 January 1990) is a female long-distance runner from Eritrea. She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 24th. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 27th place.
She competed in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In September 2024, Weldu was issued with a twenty month competition ban to be ineffect from June 2024 to February 2026 due to an anti-doping rule violation relating to three missed tests (or whereabouts failures).
International competitions Representing 2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya10th (h)800 m2:09.242015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China24th10,000 m35:14.182019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rdMarathon2:53:452021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan43rdMarathon2:37:012022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States4thMarathon2:20:292023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8thMarathon2:27:23
Personal bests Outdoor 400 metres – 54.99 (Khartoum 2007, NR) 800 metres – 2:04.26 (Bilbao 2008) 1500 metres – 4:09.34 (Mataró 2012) 3000 metres – 9:11.32 (Doha 2012) 5000 metres – 15:33.28 (Carquefou 2017) 10,000 metres – 32:58.28 (Hengelo 2016) Half marathon – 1:09:47 (New Delhi 2020) Marathon – 2:20:29 (Eugene 2022, NR)
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