Tigist Girma (runner, born 2002)

For the Ethiopian marathon runner (born 1993), see Tigist Girma.

Tigist Girma (born 7 November 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete who competes as a middle distance runner.^[1]

Tigist Girma

Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopia
Born	(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800m, 1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:59.72 (Heusden-Zolder, 2023) 1500m: 3:58.79 (Toruń, 2024)

Career

In February 2022, she finished second in the 800m indoors in Val-de-Reuil in a time of 2:01.68.^[2] The following month, she made her international debut when she participated in the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, missing out on a place in the 800m final by just 0.002 seconds.^[3][4]

In June 2023, she set a new personal best in the 1500m of 3:59.33 competing in Ostrava.^[5] The following month she set a new personal best in the 800 metres, running 1:59.72 in Heusden-Zolder.^[6] Later that year she participated in the World Championships in Budapest in the 800 metres, and ran a time of 2:01.47.^[7] She also competed at the Diamond League event in Xiamen over 1500 metres.^[8]

At the 2024 Copernicus Cup in February 2024, she set a new 1500m personal best, running 3:58.79.^[9]

She finished eighth in the 1500 metres in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.^[10]