Failuna Abdi Matanga

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]

Failuna Abdi Matanga

Personal information
Nationality	Tanzanian
Born	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32) Dodoma-Kondoa-Hachwi
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	10,000 metres

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. "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.

External links

• Failuna Abdi Matanga at World Athletics
• Failuna Abdi Matanga at Olympedia