 Tsigie in the10,000 m at the 2024 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-09-30)September 30, 2000 (age 24) Saesi Tsaedaemba,Tigray Region, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tsigie Gebreselama (born 30 September 2000) is an Ethiopianlong-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the women's race at the2023 World Cross Country Championships and bronze for the junior women's race at the2019 World Cross Country Championships. In 2019, she also won the15 km road race at theIstanbul Marathon.[1]
At the2018 World Under-20 Championships, 17-year-old Tsigie Gebreselama won the bronze medal in thewomen's 3000 metres event.
In 2019, she won the bronze medal in thejunior women's race at theWorld Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:50.[2][3] In the same year, she also won the 15 kmMontferland Run held in's-Heerenberg, Netherlands, setting a new course record of 47:29.[4]
The 20-year-old competed in thewomen's 10,000 metres event at the postponed2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[5]
She won the silver medal for the women's race at the2023 World Cross Country Championships held inBathurst, Australia.[6]
In 2024, She won the 5000 metres at thePrefontaine Classic inEugene clocking a time of 14:18.76 moving her up to 14th on theall time top list[7] She competed in thewomen's 10,000 metres event at the2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
| Grand Slam Track results[8] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Long distance | 3000 m | 3rd | 8:38.15 | US$30,000 |
| 5000 m | 3rd | 15:24.62 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Long distance | 5000 m | 6th | 15:03.21 | US$20,000 |
| 3000 m | 4th | 8:24.47 | |||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 5 km | 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 | |
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