Tsigie Gebreselama (born 30 September 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the women's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships and bronze for the junior women's race at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships. In 2019, she also won the 15 km road race at the Istanbul Marathon.
Career At the 2018 World Under-20 Championships, 17-year-old Tsigie Gebreselama won the bronze medal in the women's 3000 metres event.
In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the junior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:50. In the same year, she also won the 15 km Montferland Run held in 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands, setting a new course record of 47:29.
The 20-year-old competed in the women's 10,000 metres event at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
She won the silver medal for the women's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships held in Bathurst, Australia.
In 2024, She won the 5000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene clocking a time of 14:18.76 moving her up to 14th on the all-time top list She competed in the women's 10,000 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
Achievements Circuit performances
International competitions 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd3000 m8:59.202019World Cross Country ChampionshipsAarhus, Denmark3rdJunior race20:501stJunior team17 pts2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan 10,000 mDNF2023World Cross Country ChampionshipsBathurst, Australia2ndSenior race33:562ndTeam25 pts2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan21st10,000 m32:33.73Road races2018Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rd10 km33:532019Istanbul MarathonIstanbul, Turkey1st15 km49:42Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, Ethiopia2nd10 km32:21Montferland Run's-Heerenberg, Netherlands1st15 km47:292020Women's First 5 kmAddis Ababa, Ethiopia1st5 km15:202021Great Ethiopian RunAddis Ababa, Ethiopia1st10 km32:332022Corrida de LangueuxLangueux, France2nd10 km30:53Copenhagen Half MarathonCopenhagen, Denmark2ndHalf marathon1:06:35Valencia Half MarathonValencia, Spain2ndHalf marathon1:05:46Jeddah Half MarathonJeddah, Saudi Arabia4thHalf marathon1:08:592026Boilermaker Road RaceUtica, NY1st15 km47:29
National titles Ethiopian Athletics Championships 10,000 metres: 2021
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