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Stockholm Marathon Winner Shewarge Alene Dies Aged 30
Shewarge Alene won 12 of 27 marathons, including Stockholm in May 2025, before falling ill during training and dying four months later, race officials confirmed.
- Race organisers in Stockholm announced the death of Shewarge Alene, Ethiopian marathon runner, who died aged 30, four months after winning the adidas Stockholm Marathon.
- Alene had recently returned to Ethiopia from training stints in New York and Mexico to prepare for upcoming races, but she complained of feeling unwell and was taken to hospital.
- She recorded a 2:29.34 personal best in January, months before Stockholm, where she won in 2:30:38 and claimed 12 victories in 27 marathons.
- One of her coaches said the running community has lost a role model, and team-mates remembered her as a `generous friend` and `determined athlete`.
- According to local media, she collapsed during a training session near Addis Ababa and was rushed to hospital, and her early career included a 2010 Mount Washington Road Race record set after borrowing shoes.
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The Ethiopian Athletics Federation has confirmed that marathon runner Shewarge Amara Alene has died at the age of 30. The athlete complained of heart problems during training in Addis Ababa and died shortly afterwards.
Fat her a soreness in training
·Turin, Italy
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Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene died unexpectedly after training. The running scene mourns for an outstanding athlete.
Shewarge Alene, the female winner of the most recent Swedish marathon, died unexpectedly at the age of 30 on Thursday while training.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Less than four months ago, Shewarge Alene runs brilliantly and joyfully through the finish of the Stockholm Marathon, now she is dead. The runner died at the age of 30 after a training session.
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