Lemlem Nibret

Lemlem Nibret is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Career

In 2021 and 2023, she won the Jan Meda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta. In February 2023, she finished fifth in the individual and won gold in the team event at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – U20 women's race.
In September 2023, she made her Diamond League debut in the 3000 metres in Xiamen.
In October 2023, she finished second at the Cross Internacional Zornotza. She finished eighth at the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca on the World Cross Country Tour Gold. She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia, where she finished eighth with the Ethiopian team who retained their U20 team title.
On 20 April 2024, she finished third in the 5000 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in a time of 15:20.99.
In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, placing 26th overall.