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]
Achievements
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:59.20 |
| 2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 3rd | Junior race | 20:50 |
| 1st | Junior team | 17 pts | |||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 10,000 m | DNF | |
| 2023 | World Cross Country Championships | Bathurst, Australia | 2nd | Senior race | 33:56 |
| 2nd | Team | 25 pts | |||
| Road races | |||||
| 2018 | Great Ethiopian Run | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 10 km | 33:53 |
| 2019 | Istanbul Marathon | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 15 km | 49:42 |
| Great Ethiopian Run | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | 10 km | 32:21 | |
| Montferland Run | 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands | 1st | 15 km | 47:29 | |
| 2020 | Women's First 5km | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 5 km | 15:20 |
| 2021 | Great Ethiopian Run | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 10 km | 32:33 |
| 2022 | Corrida de Langueux | Langueux, France | 2nd | 10 km | 30:53 |
| Copenhagen Half Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:06:35 | |
| Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:05:46 | |
| Jeddah Half Marathon | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 4th | Half marathon | 1:08:59 | |
National titles
References
- ^ "Kenyan, Ethiopian athletes win 41st Istanbul Marathon". Anadolu Agency. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "U20 Race Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Junior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Twee parcoursrecords sneuvelen bij sterk bezette Montferland Run". NOS (in Dutch). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Athletics - GEBRESELAMA Tsigie". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "In Bathurst, the "World's Greatest Footrace" Lived Up to Its Name". LetsRun.com. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
