Tsiyon Abebe
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| Full name | Tsiyon Temesgen Abebe[1] Tsion Abebe | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 2006 (17 years, 257 days old)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 metres 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Tsiyon Temesgen Abebe (born 17 August 2006), also spelled Tsion Abebe, is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 3000 m at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.
Biography[edit]
On 10 March 2022, Abebe won the Ethiopian U20 Championships in the 3000 m. Her time of 9:09.5 was both a U20 and U18 world lead.[1] In August 2022, Abebe competed in the 3000 m at the World U20 Championships. Ethiopia entered three runners – Abebe, Medina Eisa, and Bertukan Welde – but as only two were permitted to compete, Eisa did not start the race and Abebe and Welde ran in her place.[1]
In the race, Kenya's Betty Chelangat battled with Abebe for most of the race and only took the lead in the final stages, winning in a time of 9:01 with Abebe taking the silver medal. Abebe, just 15 years old at the time, was four years younger than most of her competitors at the U20 championships.[2] Abebe said after the race,[3]
This is the first time I've gotten to represent my country. Of course, I wanted to get gold, which didn't work out, but I am incredibly happy.
In October 2022, Abebe ran at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold event in Bydgoszcz. After covering the opening 2 km in 7:12, she stayed with the lead pack as it decreased from 10 runners to five to three – Lucy Mawia, Abebe, and Maureen Cherotich. Abebe finished second overall behind Mawia.[4]
Statistics[edit]
Personal bests[edit]
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 3000 metres | 8:44.82 | 6th | Rabat Diamond League | Rabat, Morocco | 5 June 2022 | [1] |
| 5000 metres | 15:07.45 | 12th | Stockholm Diamond League | Stockholm, Sweden | 2 July 2023 | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Tsiyon Abebe at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "Busy First Day Of Competition Includes East African Sweep Of Women's 3,000, Men's 5,000". RunnerSpace.
- ^ "Betty Chelangat wins Kenya's first gold medal at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships". The Standard.
- ^ "Mawia and Kibet triumphant in Bydgoszcz". World Athletics.
