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Tigst Assefa

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Tigst Assefa Tessema (Amharic: ትእግስት አሰፋ; Oromo: Tigist Asaffaa Tasammaa; born 3 December 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the former world record holder in the women's marathon. She has won three top-tier World Marathon Majors, two in Berlin and one in London. A former 800 meters specialist, Tigst switched to road races in 2018 and ran her first marathon in 2022. At the age of 16, she won the bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2013 African Junior Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Tigst Assefa is the 3,299th most popular athlete (up from 4,641st in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 85th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tigst Assefa ranks 3,299 out of 6,025. Before her are József Csák, Mathew Belcher, Xu Demei, Gong Lijiao, Olena Antonova, and Andreas Dittmer. After her are Don Symon, Camelia Diaconescu, Anke von Seck, Laxmirani Majhi, Anvar Ibragimov, and Helena Ekholm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Tigst Assefa ranks 207. Before her are Seol In-ah, Joelinton, Wesley Moraes, Marc Roca, Lele Pons, and Cristian Pavón. After her are Donna Vekić, Wen Junhui, Ruby O. Fee, Junior Firpo, James Maddison, and Jacob Batalon.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa ranks 61 out of 105. Before her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982). After her are Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), Gadi Kinda (1994), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa ranks 13. Before her are Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982). After her are Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), and Almaz Ayana (1991).

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