Belaynesh Fikadu (born 28 March 1987) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions.
Her first year of competing at the top level came in 2006: she won the Cursa de Bombers and Great Ethiopian Run 10K races and set a 5000 metres track best of 15:59.95 minutes at the Internationales Stadionfest in Berlin.
[4] She was chosen for the International Chiba Ekiden team and won her leg to help Ethiopia to the title and a course record.
[7][8] Her last competitive outing was at the 2010 World's Best 10K, finishing in seventh and one place ahead of her fellow namesake Belaynesh Zemedkun.
[9] In the 2018 New York City Marathon she finished in 10th place and clocked in at a time of 2:30:47 beating her previous personal record.