Tigist Tufa
Tigist Tufa 
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 Ethiopia
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| birthday | 26th January 1987 (age 33) |
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| discipline | Long distance running |
| Best performance | 31:55 (10 km) 1:10:03 ( half marathon ) 2:21:52 ( marathon ) |
| last change: April 29, 2017 | |
Tigist Tufa (born January 26, 1987 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and Olympian (2016).
Career
In 2008, Tigist Tufa won the Lille half marathon in France . In 2013 she lived in New York City in the Bronx for a year .
Course record Shanghai Marathon 2014
In May 2014, Tufa won the Ottawa Marathon with a new course record. On November 2nd, Tigist Tufa won the marathon in Shanghai with a personal best of 2:21:52 h and also set a new course record here.
London Marathon 2015
In April 2015 she won the London Marathon in 2:23:21 h. She was the first Ethiopian after her compatriot Derartu Tulu , who won here in 2001.
At the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, she finished sixth behind the winner, her compatriot Mare Dibaba .
2016 Summer Olympics
In the World Marathon Majors 2015/16 (running cup valuation with 8 races) she took fifth place in February 2016. In April 2016 she finished second in London.
In 2016 she started the marathon for Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but could not finish the race on August 14th.
She was tenth in the tenth series of the World Marathon Majors in April 2017.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | distance | time | comment |
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| 23 Apr 2017 | 8th | London Marathon 2017 |
 London
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marathon | 02:25:52 | |
| Apr 24, 2016 | 2 | London Marathon 2016 |
London
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marathon | 02:23:03 | |
| Nov 1, 2015 | 3 | New York City Marathon 2015 |
 New York City
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marathon | 02:25:50 | |
| Aug 30, 2015 | 6th | World Athletics Championships 2015 |
 Beijing |
marathon | 02:29:12 | |
| Apr 26, 2015 | 1 | London Marathon 2015 |
London
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marathon | 02:23:21 | |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 1 | Shanghai marathon |
Shanghai
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marathon | 02:21:52 | Winner with a personal best marathon time and a new course record |
| May 25, 2014 | 1 | Ottawa Marathon |
 Ottawa
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marathon | 02: 24: 30.3 | Winner with a new course record |
| Nov 3, 2013 | 8th | New York City Marathon 2013 |
New York City
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marathon | 02:29:24 | |
| 17th Mar 2013 | Los Angeles Marathon |
los Angeles
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marathon | 02:28:04 | ||
| 6 Sep 2008 | 1 | Lille half marathon |
 Lille
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half marathon | 01:11:42 | Half marathon winner |
Personal best
- 10 km road run : 31:55 min, April 6, 2008, Barcelona
- 15 km road race: 50:56 min, June 17, 2007, Porto
- Half marathon : 1:10:03 h, March 16, 2008, Lisbon
- 30 km road race: 1:41:39 h, April 24, 2016, London
- Marathon: 2:21:52 h, November 2, 2014, Shanghai
Web links
- Tigist Tufa in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tigist Tufa is Surprise Women's Winner of London Marathon
- ^ "London Marathon" BBC Sport
- ↑ Eliud Kipchoge defeats the world elite, Tigist Tufa surprises (April 26, 2015)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tufa, Tigist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1987 |