Letesenbet Gidey (kitigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, amezaliwa 20 Machi 1998)[1][2] ni mkimbiaji wa mbio ndefu wa Ethiopia. Mshindi wa medali ya shaba ya Olimpiki ya Tokyo 2020 mita 10,000, alishinda medali ya fedha katika umbali wa mashindano ya Dunia ya 2019. Letesenbet anashikilia rekodi za sasa za dunia za mita 5000 na mita 10,000, ambazo aliweka Oktoba 2020 na Juni 2021 mtawalia. Yeye ndiye mwanamke wa kwanza tangu Ingrid Kristiansen kutoka 1986-1993 kushikilia rekodi zote mbili kwa wakati mmoja.[3][4] Pia anashikilia rekodi za dunia katika mbio za nusu marathon[5][6] na kukimbia kwa kilomita 15.

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