Tigist Ketema Explained

Tigist Ketema
Full Name:Tigist Ketema Tebo[1]
Nationality:Ethiopian
Sport:Athletics
Event:800m, 1500m, 5000m
Birth Date:15 September 1998
Pb:800m: 2:02.78 (2017, Heralgo)
1500m: 4:00.91 (2021, Heralgo)
5000m: 16:10.98 (2020, Nairobi)
Marathon: 2:16.07 (Dubai, 2024)
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Tigist Ketema (born 15 September 1998) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. In 2023, she ran the fastest ever debut marathon time by a woman.[2]

Career

Ketema was a bronze medalist at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in 2016 over 800m.[3] She became national champion in 2016 at that distance, and in June 2017 won gold at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics over 800m in Tlemcen, Algeria.[4]

Ketema won the Great Ethiopian Run 10 km race women’s category, in Addis Ababa, in November 2022.[5] [6] [7]

On 9 June 2023 she acted as a pacemaker for Faith Kipyegon as she broke the world record over 5000m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.[8]

On 7 January 2024 she won the 2024 Dubai Marathon, finishing the race in 2:16:07.[9] It was the fastest ever debut marathon by a woman.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethiopia tops medal tables after day two of African Junior Championships.
  2. Web site: 2024-01-07 . Ethiopia’s Tigist Ketema Runs Fastest Debut In History At Dubai Marathon . 2024-01-31 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Report: women's 800m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016. World Athletics. 5 July 2023. 21 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Ethiopia tops medal tables after day two of African Junior Championships. World Athletics. 5 July 2023. 30 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Ethiopia: More than 40,000 runners participated in the 2022 Grand Ethiopian Run. Africa News. 5 July 2023. 21 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Abel, Tigist Triumph as Thousands Return to Ethiopia’s Biggest Road Race. 5 July 2023. Ethiopianmonitor.com. 20 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Tigist Ketema, Abe Gashaw Win The 22nd Great Ethiopian Run 10km Race. fanabc.com. November 20, 2022. 10 June 2023.
  8. Web site: David. Monti. Athletics: Records Come Crashing Down At Incredible Meeting de Paris. June 10, 2023. Runners Web.
  9. Web site: 2024-01-07 . Ethiopia’s Tigist Ketema Runs Fastest Debut In History At Dubai Marathon . 2024-01-31 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Tigist Ketema with record-breaking marathon debut of 2:16:07 in Dubai. Jason. Henderson . January 7, 2024 . 8 January 2024. Athletics Weekly.

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