Tsige Duguma
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Full name | Tsige Duguma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23) Kamashi, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres, 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 400m: 54.43 (St Pierre, 2022) 800m: 1:57.15 (Paris, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tsige Duguma (Amharic: ጽጌ ዱጉማ; born 23 February 2001) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who won gold at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships over 800 metres. She is also an Ethiopian national champion over 400 metres.[1]
Career
She was a silver medalist over 200 metres at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics in Algeria.[2]
In March 2022, she won the Ethiopian national indoor championships over 400 metres in Hawassa.[3]
In July 2023, she set a new personal best over 800 metres, breaking the 2-minute barrier for the first time as she record 1:59.40 in Belgium.[4]
In February 2024, she completed a front-running victory over 800 metres in Belgrade in a time of 1:59.66.[5]
She won gold at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in the women's 800 metres.[6] She had previously won her qualifying heat in a time of 2:00.50, and won her semi-final in a personal best time 1:58.35.[7][8] She became Ethiopia's first women's world indoor champion in the discipline.[9]
In March 2024, she won gold in the 800 metres at the African Games.[10]
Tsige ran a personal best of 1:57.15 in the final of the 800 m at the Paris Olympics to place second and earn a silver medal behind winner Keely Hodgkinson.
References
- ^ "Tsige Dugma". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ethiopia top medal table after day 2 of African junior championships". Sport-Olympic.gr. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ethiopian Championships". World Athletics. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ruben Verheyden shines on 44th KBC Night, Cynthia Bolingo confirms form". beheer.sport.be. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Eddison, Paul (29 February 2024). "World Indoor Athletics Championships 2024: Josh Kerr, Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie fly flag for Scotland in Glasgow". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Reekie wins silver as Duguma takes 800m title". BBC Sport. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Indoor Worlds: Blésoise Noélie Yarigo will be in the semi-final". Lanouvellerepublique. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Duguma pips Reekie and strides into 800m spotlight in Glasgow". World Athletics. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Koech, James (March 20, 2024). "ATHLETICS Africa Games: Vivian Chebet win's bronze in 800m race". Athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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- 1987:
Christine Wachtel (GDR)
- 1989:
Christine Wachtel (GDR)
- 1991:
Christine Wachtel (GER)
- 1993:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 1995:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 1997:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 1999:
Ludmila Formanová (CZE)
- 2001:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 2003:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 2004:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 2006:
Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 2008:
Tamsyn Manou (AUS)
- 2010:
Mariya Savinova (RUS)
- 2012:
Pamela Jelimo (KEN)
- 2014:
Chanelle Price (USA)
- 2016:
Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)
- 2018:
Francine Niyonsaba (BDI)
- 2022:
Ajeé Wilson (USA)
- 2024:
Tsige Duguma (ETH)
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