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Ruti Aga

Ethiopia. Born Jan. 16, 1994.

* Doping ban. Six years, announced in October 2026, after a positive test and a falsified prescription. Her earlier marks stand in the official lists.

Marathon best2:18:09*Dubai, Jan. 7, 2024
Fastest marathon in 20262:22:45Xiamen, 1st
Half marathon best1:06:39Houston Half

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Ruti Aga has a marathon best of 2:18:09, set in Dongying in October 2023. Major marathon wins: Tokyo 2019. Her fastest marathon of 2026 came in Xiamen in January, where she won in 2:22:45.

2026 season

DateRaceEventPlaceResult
March 29, 2026Yangzhou Half MarathonYangzhou, CHNHalf marathon11th1:14:30
March 15, 2026Meishan Renshou Half MarathonMeishan, CHNHalf marathon1st1:08:04
Jan. 11, 2026Xiamen MarathonXiamen, CHNMarathon1st2:22:45

Career results

20252 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 2, 2025Hangzhou marathonHangzhou, CHNMarathon1st2:24:29
Jan. 5, 2025Xiamen MarathonXiamen, CHNMarathon1st2:18:46
20243 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 15, 2024Sydney MarathonSydney, AUSMarathon2nd2:23:10Not record-eligible
April 7, 2024Daegu MarathonDaegu, KORMarathon1st2:21:07
Jan. 7, 2024Dubai MarathonDubai, UAEMarathon2nd2:18:09
20232 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Oct. 22, 2023Yellow River Estuary MarathonDongying, CHNMarathon1st2:18:09
Feb. 12, 2023Dubai MarathonDubai, UAEMarathon2nd2:21:24
20221 result
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Oct. 9, 2022Chicago MarathonChicago, IL, USAMarathon4th2:21:41
20211 result
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 7, 2021New York City MarathonNew York, NY, USAMarathonDNF
20203 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Dec. 6, 2020Valencia MarathonValencia, ESPMarathon7th2:20:05
March 1, 2020Tokyo MarathonTokyo, JPNMarathonDNF
Jan. 19, 2020Houston Half MarathonHouston, TX, USAHalf marathon6th1:08:25
20195 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 3, 2019New York City MarathonNew York, NY, USAMarathon3rd2:25:51
Sept. 27, 2019World ChampionshipsDoha, QATMarathonDNF
May 19, 2019Great Manchester RunManchester, GBR10K2nd31:44
March 3, 2019Tokyo MarathonTokyo, JPNMarathon1st2:20:40
Jan. 20, 2019Houston Half MarathonHouston, TX, USAHalf marathon3rd1:06:56
20183 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 16, 2018Berlin MarathonBerlin, GERMarathon2nd2:18:34
Feb. 25, 2018Tokyo MarathonTokyo, JPNMarathon2nd2:21:19
Jan. 14, 2018Houston Half MarathonHouston, TX, USAHalf marathon1st1:06:39
20177 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 26, 2017Addis Abeba Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, ETH10K4th33:06
Sept. 24, 2017Berlin MarathonBerlin, GERMarathon2nd2:20:41
July 9, 2017Utica BoilermakerUtica, NY, USA15K2nd49:20
May 29, 2017Boulder International ChallengeBoulder, CO, USA10K2nd32:46
April 17, 2017Boston MarathonBoston, MA, USAMarathon10th2:33:26Not record-eligible
March 19, 2017Lisboa Meia Maratona de LisboaLisbon, PORHalf marathon5th1:10:02
Jan. 20, 2017Dubai MarathonDubai, UAEMarathon13th2:46:16
20166 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 25, 2016Berlin MarathonBerlin, GERMarathon3rd2:24:41
May 30, 2016Boulder International ChallengeBoulder, CO, USA10K9th34:49
April 10, 2016Vienna City MarathonVienna, AUTMarathon2nd2:25:27
March 20, 2016Lisbon Meia Maratona de LisboaLisbon, PORHalf marathon1st1:09:16
Jan. 31, 2016Osaka International Ladies MarathonOsaka, JPNMarathonDNF
Jan. 17, 2016Houston Half MarathonHouston, TX, USAHalf marathon4th1:08:07
20156 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 15, 2015Istanbul 15 kmIstanbul, TUR15K1st49:45Not record-eligible
July 12, 2015Utica BoilermakerUtica, NY, USA15K3rd50:10
May 3, 2015Spokane Lilac Bloomsday RunSpokane, WA, USA12K2nd39:28
April 26, 2015Des Moines 10 kmDes Moines, IA, USA10K2nd32:23
March 28, 2015Charleston Cooper River Bridge RunCharleston, SC, USA10K2nd32:28Not record-eligible
Jan. 9, 2015Doha 10 kmDoha, QAT10K1st33:26
20145 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 23, 2014Addis Abeba Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, ETH10K8th35:12
Oct. 12, 2014Rennes Tout CourtRennes, FRA5K5th15:46
July 19, 2014Madrid Meeting 2014Madrid, ESP3,000m7th9:04.95
July 6, 2014Padova Meeting Citta Di PadovaPadova, ITA3,000m6th9:03.06
May 24, 2014Ottawa 10 kmOttawa, CAN10K2nd32:21
20138 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Dec. 31, 2013Luanda Corrida de Săo SilvestreLuanda, ANG10K5th33:13
Oct. 13, 2013Groningen 4 MilesGroningen, NED4 miles5th19:59
Aug. 31, 2013Réduit African Junior ChampionshipsRéduit, MRI5,000m1st16:01.0h
June 30, 2013Ethiopian ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, ETH10,000m2nd33:38.39
June 12, 2013Nijmegen Global AthleticsNijmegen, NED3,000m3rd8:56.73
June 8, 2013Hengelo Fanny Blankers-Koen GamesHengelo, NED5,000m12th15:22.94
May 18, 2013Shanghai IAAF Diamond League MeetingShanghai, CHN5,000m14th15:13.48
March 24, 201340th IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, POLCross country5th18:18
20127 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Dec. 30, 2012Corrida Pédestre Internationale de HouillesHouilles, FRA10K1st31:50
Nov. 25, 2012Addis Abeba Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, ETH10K4th33:41
Oct. 14, 2012Groningen 4 MilesGroningen, NED4 miles3rd19:48
Sept. 2, 2012Tilburg 10KTilburg, NED10K5th31:35
Aug. 23, 2012Athletissima LausanneLausanne, SUI3,000m11th9:03.00
Aug. 18, 2012Kessel-Lo Meeting voor MonKessel-Lo, BEL5,000m15:21.36
July 11, 2012IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, ESP5,000m2nd15:32.95
20111 result
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 27, 2011Addis Abeba Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, ETH10K6th33:33

Results from official race results.

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