Sintayehu Vissa

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Sinta Vissa
Personal information
Full nameSintayehu Vissa
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28)
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Home town Bertiolo, Italy
Alma mater University of Mississippi
Giacomo Ceconi High School
Employer On Running
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Track, Cross country
Event(s) Middle-distance running, 5000 metres
College team Ole Miss Rebels
ClubOn Athletic Club
Turned pro2022
Coached by Dathan Ritzenhein
2022–present
Ryan Vanhoy
2020–22
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Antalya Mixed relay

Sintayehu Vissa (born 29 July 1996) [1] is an Ethiopian-born Italian professional middle-distance runner. She represented Italy at 2023 & 2022 World Athletics Championships competing in the women's 1500 metres. [2]

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Sinta Vissa is the 2022 NCAA Division I 1500 m champion. She is the Italian indoor record holder for the mile.

Professional

In August 2022, Sinta Vissa signed a professional contract to be coached by Dathan Ritzenhein and train with On Athletics Club. [3] [4] [5]

On 28 January 2023, she broke by 0.19 s Gabriella Dorio's 41-year-old Italian indoor mile record with a time of 4:28.71 at the NYRR Dr Sander Invitational in Fort Washington Avenue Armory. [6] Vissa smashed her own record a few weeks later, running 4:24.54 at the Millrose Games in New York for sixth place. [1] [2]

Competition record

Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States22nd1500 m 4:07.33
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary25th1500 m 4:01.66
2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division Chorzów, Poland4th1500 m 4:12.62
European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 9th1500 m 4:10.05
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy10th (h)1500 m 4:11.22
Olympic Games Paris, France10th (h)1500 m 3:58.11
2025 World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 14th (h)1500 m 4:14.25

NCAA

As a Saint Leo Lions, Sintayehu Vissa earned 2019 All-Conference Sunshine State Conference Cross Country honors at the Sunshine State Championships during her first year in the United States from her hometown of Bertiolo, Italy. [7]

She was a 2020 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA 800 metres All-American. [8] [9]

Vissa was a 1500 m champion at 2022 NCAA Division I T&F Championships and earned 5 NCAA Division I U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American awards, 1 NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American award and 3 Southeastern Conference Championship titles as an Ole Miss Rebels. She ran a 4:04.64 1500 m in Castellón in June, the No. 4 time ever on the USTFCCCA all-time list. [10]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Ole Miss Rebels
2022 NCAA Division I Championships University of Oregon 1st1500 m4:09.42
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Mississippi 1st1500 m4:08.72
5th5000 m15:56.86
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex 2ndMile4:35.40
6th DMR 11:04.86
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 1stMile4:33.96
1st DMR 10:56.39
2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Florida State University 33rd6000 m cross country19:53.2
SEC Cross Country Championships University of Missouri 6th6000 m cross country20:16.7
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 4th800 m2:06.66
12th4 x 400 m relay3:44.27
NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Oklahoma State University–Stillwater 51st6000 m cross country21:04.6
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 8th DMR 11:07.18
SEC Indoor Championships University of Alabama 4th800 m2:06.97
8th DMR 11:04.27
Representing Saint Leo Lions
2020 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championship Birmingham, Alabama Cancelled800 m2:12.98
Qualification Time
2019 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship California State University, Sacramento 157th6000 m cross country22:15.5
Sunshine State Cross Country Championships Boca Raton, Florida 10th6000 m cross country23:30.2

Source [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sintayehu VISSA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Borenstein, Hannah (28 February 2023). "Seeing is believing for Italy's Vissa". World Athletics . Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ↑ NCAA Champion Sintayehu Vissa Signs Pro Deal Picayune Item
  4. ↑ Sintayehu Vissa signs pro deal to forego remaining eligibility at Ole Miss 247Sports.com
  5. ↑ NCAA Champion Sintayehu Vissa Signs Pro Deal Oxford Eagle
  6. ↑ Alicia Monson takes Mile Run Invitational at 2023 Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge world-track.org
  7. ↑ Sintayehu Vissa University of Mississippi results TFRRS
  8. ↑ Sintayehu Vissa Hometown: Bertiolo, Italy High School: Giacomo Ceconi Height: 5–6 Class: Freshman Saint Leo University
  9. ↑ Italian Record Holder Sinta Vissa On Getting Faster, Moving Countries, & Ambitions For 2024 The Running Effect Podcast
  10. ↑ Sinta is on FIRE Ole Miss Track&Field
  11. ↑ "TFRRS Sintayehu Vissa – Track and Field Results & Statistics". tfrrs.org. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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