Almaz Ayana

Almaz Ayana is a super speedy runner from Ethiopia! Imagine running so fast that you leave everyone else behind. That's Almaz!

She loves to run long distances, like a marathon, which is as long as running across many, many soccer fields. She has won shiny gold medals at the Olympics for running the 10,000 meters, which is a really, really long race. She also won a bronze medal for the 5,000 meters.

She's like a superhero of running!

Almaz has run in some of the biggest races in the world, like the Olympics and the World Championships. In the Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 10,000 meters race and a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters race. She even broke a world record that had stood for a very long time!

That means she ran faster than anyone ever had before in that race. She also won gold medals at the World Championships, showing she's one of the best runners on Earth.

One of Almaz's most incredible achievements was at the Rio Olympics. She ran the 10,000 meters race so fast that she broke the world record! This record had been held for many years, but Almaz ran even faster.

She kept that record for a long time. At another big race, she finished a whole 46 seconds ahead of the second-place runner. That's like finishing a race while everyone else is still halfway through!

Almaz Ayana is known for her incredible speed and endurance. She's so good that she was named the Female World Athlete of the Year! This is a huge honor. She also recently ran her first marathon and was the fastest woman ever to do it. It shows that she can run super long distances incredibly fast. She inspires many people to try their best and chase their dreams, no matter how big they are.