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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ethiopia |
Born | 7 November 2002 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 800m, 1500m |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:59.72 (Heusden-Zolder, 2023) 1500m: 3:58.79 (Toruń, 2024) |
Tigist Girma (born 7 November 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete who competes as a middle distance runner. [1]
In February 2022, she finished second in the 800m indoors in Val-de-Reuil in a time of 2:01.68. [2] The following month, she made her international debut when she participated in the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, missing out on a place in the 800m final by just 0.002 seconds. [3] [4]
In June 2023, she set a new personal best in the 1500m of 3:59.33 competing in Ostrava. [5] The following month she set a new personal best in the 800 metres, running 1:59.72 in Heusden-Zolder. [6] Later that year she participated in the World Championships in Budapest in the 800 metres, and ran a time of 2:01.47. [7] She also competed at the Diamond League event in Xiamen over 1500 metres. [8]
At the 2024 Copernicus Cup in February 2024, she set a new 1500m personal best, running 3:58.79. [9]
She finished eighth in the 1500 metres in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. [10]