Tsehay Gemechu

Tsehay Gemechu
	Gemechu at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Tsehay Gemechu Beyan
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	12 December 1998 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	3000 m: 8:33.42 (Doha 2020); 5000 m: 14:29.60 (Doha 2019); 10,000 m: 30:19.29 (Hengelo 2021); Half marathon: 1:05.01 (Larne 20223); Marathon: 2:16:56 (Tokyo 2023);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Ethiopia
African Games
World Cross Country Championships
World Marathon Majors

Tsehay Gemechu (born 12 December 1998)^[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Gemechu won the 10,000 metres at the 2019 African Games. She placed second at the 2023 Tokyo Marathon.

Gemechu was suspended from competition in November 2023 whilst an investigation into a failed doping test took place. In October 2024, Gemechu was banned for four years and had all results from 22 March 2020 stripped.^[2]^[3]

^ "Tsehay GEMECHU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ Dickinson, Marley (30 November 2023). "Ethiopian marathon star Tsehay Gemechu suspended for anti-doping violation". Canadian Running. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Adams, Tim (31 October 2024). "Tsehay Gemechu banned for four years for doping". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[WAprofile-1] "Tsehay GEMECHU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[2] Dickinson, Marley (30 November 2023). "Ethiopian marathon star Tsehay Gemechu suspended for anti-doping violation". Canadian Running. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[AW1-3] Adams, Tim (31 October 2024). "Tsehay Gemechu banned for four years for doping". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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