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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 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 6,025Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Tigst Assefa ranks 203Before 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.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa ranks 62 out of 105Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa ranks 14Before 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).