Tirfi Tsegaye

Tirfi Tsegaye
Tsegaye at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 November 1984 (1984-11-25) (age 39)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)10,000 m, marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10,000 m – 31:57 (2012)
marathon – 2:19:41 (2016)[2]

Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene (born 25 November 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She has won the Berlin Marathon, the Paris Marathon (in a course record), the Tokyo Marathon (also in course-record time), and the Dubai Marathon. Her personal best of 2:20:18 hours came as winner of the 2014 Berlin Marathon.

  1. ^ Tirfi Tsegaye. rio2016.com
  2. ^ Tirfi Tsegaye. IAAF