Gudaf Tsegay Desta (born January 23, 1997 ) is an Ethiopian middle and long distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meter run .
Athletic career
Gudaf Tsegay gained her first international experience at the 2014 Indoor World Championships in Sopot , where she finished fourth in 4: 11.83 minutes. Then she won the silver medal at the Junior World Championships in Eugene in 4: 10.83 minutes. Two years later she won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Portland in 4: 05.71 minutes behind the Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan and her compatriot Dawit Seyaum . In the 800-meter run , she qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where she was eliminated in the first round with 2: 00.13 minutes . In 2017 she took part in the 1500 meter World Championships in London and made it to the semi-finals , where she fell after just under 400 meters and was eliminated in 4: 22.01 minutes.
Personal bests
- 800 meters: 1: 59.52 min, August 24, 2019 in Paris
- 1000 meters (hall): 2: 38.05 min, February 24, 2017 in Madrid
- 1500 meters: 3: 54.38 min, October 5, 2019 in Doha
- 1500 meters (hall): 4:00, 09 min, February 8, 2020 in Toruń
- Mile: 4: 16.14 min, July 22, 2018 in London
- Mile (hall): 4: 24.98 min, February 17, 2016 in Stockholm
- 3000 meters: 8: 30.65 min, May 3, 2019 in Doha
- 3000 meters (hall): 8: 46.27 min, February 2, 2019 in Karlsruhe
Web links
Individual evidence
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^ Report: Women's 1500m semi-final - IAAF World Championships London 2017. In: iaaf.org. August 5, 2017, accessed June 16, 2019 .
Ethiopia
