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Tigist Tufa

Tigist Tufa
Tigist Tufa Rio 2016.jpg
Tufa at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Ethiopian
Born (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 30)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Marathon: 2:21:52 (2014)
Updated on 26 April 2015.

Tigist Tufa (born 26 January 1987) is an Ethiopian marathon runner.

She was the winner of the 2014 Shanghai Marathon, setting a new course record and a personal best time of 2:21:52. Her previous bests were 2:28:04 at the Los Angeles Marathon in 2013, followed by 2:24:32 at the 2014 Ottawa Marathon, where she also set a new course record.

She won the 2015 London Marathon in a time of 2:23:22, making her the first female Ethiopian to win the race in 14 years. The last Ethiopian to win the race was Deratu Tulu in 2001.


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