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Tigst Assefa Tessema (Amharic: ትእግስት አሰፋ; Oromo: Tigist Asaffaa Tasammaa; born 3 December 1996) [3] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the former world record holder in the women's marathon. She has won two top-tier World Marathon Majors, both in Berlin.
Peres Jepchirchir (born 27 September 1993) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes mainly in road running competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The field had a clutch of runners who were capable of breaking the record but it was Jepchirchir who made history, finishing ahead of Ethiopia’s world record holder Tigst Assefa in a sprint finish.
Tigist is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: Tigist Assefa (born 1996), Ethiopian middle-distance runner; Tigist Gashaw (born 1996), Ethiopian-born middle-distance runner
PARIS (AP) — Nobody will ever accuse Sifan Hassan of taking the easy route at the Olympics.. Heading into the last 150 meters of a 10-day odyssey that covered more than 38 miles (62 kilometers), the Netherlands runner traded elbows with Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, and then sprinted by her for the win the last track event of the Paris Games.
Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off the ...
Tigst Assefa broke the women's world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race for the fifth time but couldn't break his own record.
Samuel Assefa, Ethiopian academic and diplomat Sofia Assefa (born 1987), Ethiopian long-distance runner Tigst Assefa (born 1994), Ethiopian long-distance runner