Sentayehu Ejigu
Ethiopian long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sentayehu Ejigu Tamerat (born 21 June 1985 in Debre Markos, Amhara Region)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres. She represented Ethiopia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Sentayehu Ejigu (on the left) at the 2009 Boston Indoor Games | ||
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing Ethiopia | ||
IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
2010 Doha | 3000 m | |
African Championships | ||
2010 Nairobi | 5000 m | |
Continental Cup | ||
2010 Split | 5000 m |
After narrowly missing out on medals at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2009 World Championships, she made her breakthrough in 2010, winning bronze medals at the African Championships in Athletics and World Indoors. She was the silver medallist at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup.
She is the third fastest of all-time over 3000 m indoors with her best of 8:25.27 minutes.[2] She also ranks among the top eight fastest women ever over 5000 m both outdoors and indoors.[3][4]