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Tigist Abayechew
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 *Tigist Moreda (born 1968), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Tigist Shibabaw Tigist Shibabaw (1980 –January 2008) was an Ethiopian singer and one of the original members of the Harlem-based hip hop fusion band Bole2Harlem. She was born in Chagni, Ethiopia, like her sister, the singer Gigi. Early life Tigist was born ... (1980–2008), Ethiopian singer * Tigist Tufa (born 1987), Ethiopian marathon runner {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigist Assefa
Tigist Assefa Tessema (born 28 March 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, a former 800 metres specialist. After her marathon debut in April 2022, she improved by over 18 minutes and set the third-fastest mark on the world all-time list (currently fifth) at the 2022 Berlin Marathon. In 2013, Assefa was the 800 metres bronze medallist at the African Junior Championships. With her 2014 personal best in the event, she became in 2022 in Berlin the first woman in history to break two minutes for 800 m and 2:20 for the marathon. Career In August 2014, Tigist Assefa placed fourth in the women's 800 metres at the African Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh, Morocco. The same month, she won the race at the ISTAF Berlin meet in Germany. In September, she finished fourth over the distance at the IAAF Continental Cup, also held in Marrakesh. She was eliminated in the 800 m first round of the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. The 22-year-old repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigist Gashaw
Tigist Gashaw Belay (born 25 December 1996) is an Ethiopian-born middle-distance runner competing internationally for Bahrain. She represented that country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. Earlier she won the gold at the 2013 World Youth Championships starting for her native Ethiopia. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 2:05.11 (Amiens 2014) *1500 metres – 4:05.58 (Székesfehérvár 2015) *3000 metres – 8:48.60 (Doha 2016) Indoor *1500 metres – 4:16.45 (Eaubonne 2016) *3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ... – 8:55.89 (Mondeville 2016) References 1996 births Living people Bahraini female middle-distance runners Ethiopian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigist Moreda
Tigist Moreda (born 1968) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Ethiopian female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Place of birth missing (living people) African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games 20th-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigist Shibabaw
Tigist Shibabaw (1980 –January 2008) was an Ethiopian singer and one of the original members of the Harlem-based hip hop fusion band Bole2Harlem. She was born in Chagni, Ethiopia, like her sister, the singer Gigi. Early life Tigist was born and raised in Chagni, a small town in northwestern Ethiopia. She was one of ten siblings, born into a family of coffee farmers who relied on the local river for their harvest. According to her sister Gigi, their household was always filled with entertainment, and the children of the house were often recruited to entertain guests. Career Tigist immigrated to the United States in 2000 to pursue a career in music, joining her older sister Gigi, who was already a globally acclaimed musician in her own right. Their father had initially forbidden Gigi from becoming an entertainer. Tigist performed with her sister Gigi on Gigi's debut album; she then became a lead vocalist for Bole2Harlem. The group's co-founder and producer David Schommer de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |