| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tigist Ketema Tebo[1] |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | (1998-09-15)15 September 1998 (age 26) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800m, 1500m, 5000m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 800m: 2:02.78 (2017, Heralgo) 1500m: 4:00.91 (2021, Heralgo) 5000m: 16:10.98 (2020, Nairobi) Marathon: 2:16.07 (Dubai, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Tigist Ketema (born 15 September 1998) is an Ethiopiantrack and field athlete. In 2023, she ran the fastest ever debut marathon time by a woman.[2]
Ketema was a bronze medalist at theWorld U20 Championships inBydgoszcz in 2016 over 800m.[3] She became national champion in 2016 at that distance, and in June 2017 won gold at the2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics over 800m inTlemcen,Algeria.[4]
Ketema won the Great Ethiopian Run 10 km race women’s category, inAddis Ababa, in November 2022.[5][6][7]
On 9 June 2023 she acted as a pacemaker forFaith Kipyegon as she broke the world record over5000m at theDiamond League meeting inParis.[8]
On 7 January 2024 she won the 2024 Dubai Marathon, finishing the race in 2:16:07.[9] It was the fastest ever debut marathon by a woman.[10] In September 2024, Ketema won theBerlin Marathon with a time of 2:16:42; which is the third fastest time in the Berlin Marathon.[11][12]
