Tsiyon Abebe
Personal information
Full nameTsiyon Temesgen Abebe[1]
Tsion Abebe
Nationality Ethiopia
Born17 August 2006 (17 years, 147 days old)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres
5000 metres
Achievements and titles
National finals
  • 2022 Ethiopian U20s
  •  • 3000m, 1st Gold
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Cali3000 m
Updated on 1 January 2024.

Tsiyon Temesgen Abebe (born 17 August 2006), also spelled Tsion Abebe, is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 3000 m at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Biography

On 10 March 2022, Abebe won the Ethiopian U20 Championships in the 3000 m. Her time of 9:09.5 was both a U20 and U18 world lead.[1] In August 2022, Abebe competed in the 3000 m at the World U20 Championships. Ethiopia entered three runners – Abebe, Medina Eisa, and Bertukan Welde – but as only two were permitted to compete, Eisa did not start the race and Abebe and Welde ran in her place.[1]

In the race, Kenya's Betty Chelangat battled with Abebe for most of the race and only took the lead in the final stages, winning in a time of 9:01 with Abebe taking the silver medal. Abebe, just 15 years old at the time, was four years younger than most of her competitors at the U20 championships.[2] Abebe said after the race,[3]

This is the first time I've gotten to represent my country. Of course, I wanted to get gold, which didn't work out, but I am incredibly happy.

In October 2022, Abebe ran at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold event in Bydgoszcz. After covering the opening 2 km in 7:12, she stayed with the lead pack as it decreased from 10 runners to five to three – Lucy Mawia, Abebe, and Maureen Cherotich. Abebe finished second overall behind Mawia.[4]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDateRef
3000 metres8:44.826thRabat Diamond LeagueRabat, Morocco5 June 2022[1]
5000 metres15:07.4512thStockholm Diamond LeagueStockholm, Sweden2 July 2023[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tsiyon Abebe at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ↑ "Busy First Day Of Competition Includes East African Sweep Of Women's 3,000, Men's 5,000". RunnerSpace.
  3. ↑ "Betty Chelangat wins Kenya's first gold medal at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships". The Standard.
  4. ↑ "Mawia and Kibet triumphant in Bydgoszcz". World Athletics.
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