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Tigst Assefa
1996 - Today

Tigst Assefa
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Tigst Assefa is the 3,213th most popular athlete (up from 4,679th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 86th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Tigst Assefa ranks 3,213 out of 6,025. Before her are Mathew Belcher, Xu Demei, Gong Lijiao, Olena Antonova, Leticia, and Andreas Dittmer. After her are Laxmirani Majhi, Anvar Ibragimov, Helena Ekholm, Olga Zaitseva, Vitaliy Savin, and João Vieira.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMathew Belcher
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 3,207
Xu Demei
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 3,208
Gong Lijiao
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 3,209
Olena Antonova
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 3,210
Leticia
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 3,211
Andreas Dittmer
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 3,212
Tigst Assefa
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 3,213
Laxmirani Majhi
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 3,214
Anvar Ibragimov
1965 - 2023
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 3,215
Helena Ekholm
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 3,216
Olga Zaitseva
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 3,217
Vitaliy Savin
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 3,218
João Vieira
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 3,219
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Tigst Assefa ranks 203. Before her are Seol In-ah, Joelinton, Wesley Moraes, Marc Roca, Lele Pons, and Cristian Pavón. After her are Donna Vekić, Wen Junhui, Junior Firpo, James Maddison, Jacob Batalon, and Viktor Kovalenko.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsSeol In-ah
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 197
Joelinton
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 198
Wesley Moraes
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 199
Marc Roca
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 200
Lele Pons
YOUTUBER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 201
Cristian Pavón
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 202
Tigst Assefa
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 203
Donna Vekić
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 204
Wen Junhui
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 205
Junior Firpo
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 206
James Maddison
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 207
Jacob Batalon
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 208
Viktor Kovalenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 209
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa ranks 62 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), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), and Almaz Ayana (1991).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsSifan Hassan
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 56
Eshetu Tura
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 57
Ruth Negga
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 58
Addis Abebe
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 59
Fatuma Roba
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 60
Elvan Abeylegesse
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 61
Tigst Assefa
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 62
Meseret Defar
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 63
Fita Bayisa
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 64
Berhane Adere
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 65
Sofia Assefa
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 66
Genzebe Dibaba
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 67
Almaz Ayana
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 68
Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa ranks 14. 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).
Tirunesh Dibaba
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 8
Sifan Hassan
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 9
Eshetu Tura
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 10
Addis Abebe
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 11
Fatuma Roba
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 12
Elvan Abeylegesse
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 13
Tigst Assefa
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 14
Meseret Defar
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 15
Fita Bayisa
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 16
Berhane Adere
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 17
Sofia Assefa
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 18
Genzebe Dibaba
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 19
Almaz Ayana
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 20