Tigist is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
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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 ( ...
(born 1996), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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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 gol ...
(born 1996), Ethiopian-born middle-distance runner
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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 d ...
(born 1968), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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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
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Tigist Tufa (born 1987), Ethiopian marathon runner
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