Tsigie Gebreselama Explained

Tsigie Gebreselama
Nationality:Ethiopian
Birth Date:30 September 2000
Birth Place:Saesi Tsaedaemba, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Country:Ethiopia
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running

Tsigie Gebreselama (born 30 September 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the women's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships and bronze for the junior women's race at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships. In 2019, she also won the 15 km road race at the Istanbul Marathon.[1]

Career

At the 2018 World Under-20 Championships, 17-year-old Tsigie Gebreselama won the bronze medal in the women's 3000 metres event.

In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the junior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:50.[2] [3] In the same year, she also won the 15 km Montferland Run held in 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands, setting a new course record of 47:29.[4]

The 20-year-old competed in the women's 10,000 metres event at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[5]

She won the silver medal for the women's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships held in Bathurst, Australia.[6]

In 2024, She won the 5000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene clocking a time of 14:18.76 moving her up to 14th on the all time top list[7] She competed in the women's 10,000 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Achievements

International competitions

2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd3000 m8:59.20
2019World Cross Country ChampionshipsAarhus, Denmark3rdJunior race20:50
bgcolor=gold1stJunior team17 pts
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10,000 mDNF
2023World Cross Country ChampionshipsBathurst, Australiabgcolor=silver2ndSenior race33:56
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam25 pts
Road races
2018Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rd10 km33:53
2019Istanbul MarathonIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=gold1st15 km49:42
Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, Ethiopiabgcolor=silver2nd10 km32:21
Montferland Run's-Heerenberg, Netherlandsbgcolor=gold1st15 km47:29
2020Women's First 5 kmAddis Ababa, Ethiopiabgcolor=gold1st5 km15:20
2021Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, Ethiopiabgcolor=gold1st10 km32:33
2022Corrida de LangueuxLangueux, Francebgcolor=silver2nd10 km30:53
Copenhagen Half MarathonCopenhagen, Denmarkbgcolor=silver2ndHalf marathon1:06:35
Valencia Half MarathonValencia, Spainbgcolor=silver2ndHalf marathon1:05:46
Jeddah Half MarathonJeddah, Saudi Arabia4thHalf marathon1:08:59

National titles

Notes and References

  1. News: Kenyan, Ethiopian athletes win 41st Istanbul Marathon. 3 November 2019. Anadolu Agency. 28 December 2019.
  2. Web site: U20 Race Result. World Athletics. 28 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Junior women's race. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019193522/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XJ-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=62282113. 19 October 2020. 19 October 2020. 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
  4. News: Twee parcoursrecords sneuvelen bij sterk bezette Montferland Run. 1 December 2019. NOS. 28 December 2019. Dutch.
  5. Web site: Athletics - GEBRESELAMA Tsigie. dead. 2021-08-09. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809002803/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1477342-gebreselama-tsigie.htm.
  6. Web site: In Bathurst, the "World's Greatest Footrace" Lived Up to Its Name. February 18, 2023. February 19, 2023. LetsRun.com.
  7. Web site: Chebet breaks world 10,000m record, Kerr pips Ingebrigtsen in mile in Eugene. May 25, 2024. May 29, 2024. Grief. Andrew. World Athletics.

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