Tigist Gashaw Belay (born 25 December 1996) is an Ethiopian-born middle-distance runner competing internationally for Bahrain. She represented that country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. Earlier she won the gold at the 2013 World Youth Championships starting for her native Ethiopia.
International competitions Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine1st1500 m4:14.25African Junior ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius2nd1500 m4:12.38Representing 2016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd1500 m4:22.17Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil23rd (h)1500 m4:10.962017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan4th1500 m4:21.312018West Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan2nd800 m2:12.101st1500 m4:13.16Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia2nd1500 m4:09.122019Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt4th1500 m4:32.031st4 x 400 m relay3:48.60Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd1500 m4:14.81World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar –5000 mDNF2021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st1500 m4:18.332nd5000 m16:17.302025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan –MarathonDNF
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:05.11 (Amiens 2014) 1500 metres – 4:05.58 (Székesfehérvár 2015) 3000 metres – 8:48.60 (Doha 2016) Indoor 1500 metres – 4:16.45 (Eaubonne 2016) 3000 metres – 8:55.89 (Mondeville 2016)
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