Ethiopian long-distance runner Tsigie Gebreselama is a household name. She won the 15-kilometer women’s race at the Istanbul Marathon in 2019.
Intro | Ethiopian long-distance runner |
Is | Athlete |
From | Ethiopia |
Type | Sports |
Gender | female |
Women’s 3000 meter bronze medalist at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Moscow.
As of 2019, she had run a time of 20:50 to take home the bronze medal in the junior women’s race at the 2019 IAAF Cross Country World Championships.
Earlier this year, she won the Montferland Run in the Netherlands, where she set a new course record of 47 minutes, 29 seconds.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ethiopia | |||||
2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 3,000 m | 8:59.20 |
2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 3rd | 6,000 m | 20:50 |
Istanbul Marathon | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 15,000 m | 49:41 | |
Montferland Run | ‘s-Heerenberg, Netherlands |