Netsanet Gudeta won gold at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and again at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2015
She was chosen to represent her country at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships later that month and was the leading Ethiopian in a Kenya-dominated race. Her finishing time of 68:46 minutes was a new personal best and brought her sixth place, as well as a team silver medal. She adapted well to the grass course of the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won her first individual medal by finishing third behind Ethiopian teammate Senbere Teferi. 
2014 World Half Marathon Championships 6th 2nd 2015 World Cross Country Championships 3rd 
