Failuna Abdi Matanga

Failuna Abdi Matanga
Personal information
NationalityTanzanian
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)
Dodoma-Kondoa-Hachwi
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event10,000 metres

Failuna Abdi Matanga (born 28 October 1992) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[2] In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[3] She finished in 16th place.[3]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent Tanzania at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Failuna Abdi Matanga". IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "10,000 Metres Women". IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Only three athletes to represent Tanzania at Tokyo Olympic games". The Citizen. Retrieved 20 June 2021.


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