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Tigst Assefa Tessema (Amharic: ትእግስት አሰፋ; born 3 December 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the marathon female world record holder. She is the only woman in history to run a marathon in under two hours 12 minutes and two hours 13 minutes. She has competed in and won two top-tier World Marathon Majors, both in Berlin.
Apr 18, 2024 · Tigst Assefa, 27, from Ethiopia, aims to break the women's only record of 2:17:01 set by Mary Keitany in 2017. She will face stiff competition from Kenya's Brigid Kosgei, Ruth Chepngetich and Peres Jepchirchir, and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw.
Oct 10, 2023 · Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa smashed the women's marathon world record in Berlin on 24 September, crossing the line in two hours 11 minutes 53 seconds - taking two minutes 11 seconds off the record...
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Sep 29, 2023 · By Ben Miller. BBC Sport Africa. Tigst Assefa needed just 18 months to go from marathon debutant to smashing the world record by more than two minutes. The Ethiopian's astonishing Berlin race...
Sep 24, 2023 · BBC Sport. Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa smashed the women's marathon world record as she won Sunday's race in Berlin. Assefa, who also won last year's race, crossed the line in a time of two hours,...
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Sep 24, 2023 · CNN —. Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off ...
Sep 24, 2023 · Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa defended her title and smashed the women's world record with 2:11:53, while Eliud Kipchoge won his fifth Berlin Marathon in 2:02:42. The race featured record numbers of fast finishers, with nine men and eight women under 2:05.
