Tigist Ketema

Tigist Ketema
Personal information
Full nameTigist Ketema Tebo[1]
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800m, 1500m, 5000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(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
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
IAAF World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bydgoszcz 800 m
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tlemcen 800 m

Tigist Ketema (born 15 September 1998) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. In 2023, she ran the fastest ever debut marathon time by a woman.[2]

Career

Ketema was a bronze medalist at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in 2016 over 800m.[3] She became national champion in 2016 at that distance, and in June 2017 won gold at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics over 800m in Tlemcen, Algeria.[4]

Ketema won the Great Ethiopian Run 10 km race women’s category, in Addis Ababa, in November 2022.[5][6][7]

On 9 June 2023 she acted as a pacemaker for Faith Kipyegon as she broke the world record over 5000m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.[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 the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:16:42; which is the third fastest time in the Berlin Marathon.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopia tops medal tables after day two of African Junior Championships".
  2. ^ "Ethiopia's Tigist Ketema Runs Fastest Debut In History At Dubai Marathon". 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ "Report: women's 800m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016". World Athletics. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Ethiopia tops medal tables after day two of African Junior Championships". World Athletics. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia: More than 40,000 runners participated in the 2022 Grand Ethiopian Run". Africa News. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Abel, Tigist Triumph as Thousands Return to Ethiopia's Biggest Road Race". Ethiopianmonitor.com. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Tigist Ketema, Abe Gashaw Win The 22nd Great Ethiopian Run 10km Race". fanabc.com. November 20, 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ Monti, David (June 10, 2023). "Athletics: Records Come Crashing Down At Incredible Meeting de Paris". Runners Web.
  9. ^ "Ethiopia's Tigist Ketema Runs Fastest Debut In History At Dubai Marathon". 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  10. ^ Henderson, Jason (January 7, 2024). "Tigist Ketema with record-breaking marathon debut of 2:16:07 in Dubai". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema seal Ethiopia double at Berlin Marathon". The Guardian. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema of Ethiopia win 50th edition of Berlin Marathon races". AP News. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-03.