Nigist Getachew
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:57.01 (Heusden-Zolder, 2025) 1500m: 3:58.98 (Paris, 2024) Indoor 800m: 1:59.32 (Toruń, 2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Nigist Getachew (28 February 2002) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She was a silver medalist over 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
2024
She was active on the Diamond League circuit in 2024. She raced over 1500 metres at the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League in China.[2] She ran under two minutes for the 800 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm, in a race won by Scotland's Jemma Reekie in June 2024.[3] She ran a 1500 metres personal best of 3:58.98 in the Diamond League at the 2024 Meeting de Paris event in July 2024.[4][5]
She was named as a travelling reserve for the Ethiopian squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in July 2024.[6] In September 2024, she ran a personal best 1:57.47 for the 800 metres on the World Athletics Continental Gold Tour event in Zagreb.[7]
2025
She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she ran an indoor personal best 1:59.63 to win the silver medal in the women’s 800 metres race.[8][9] She placed sixth in the 800 metres at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[10] In September 2025, she competed in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12]
2026
Getachew opened 2026 with a victory and meeting record of 1:59.98 for the 800 metres at the Czech Golden Gala in Ostrava on 3 February 2026.[13] She lowered her indoor personal best to 1:59.54 on 19 February in Liévin.[14] Getachew improved her PB to 1:59.32 to win the 800 metres at the Copernicus Cup in Toruń on 22 February 2026.[15] The following month in Toruń, she won her heat the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships to reach the semi-finals.[16]
References
- ^ "Nigist Getachew". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "The 2024 Wanda Diamond League Season Kicks Off In Xiamen Today". fanabc. Apr 20, 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir storm to Diamond League victories in Stockholm". The Gusrdian. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ Omotto, Joel (7 July 2024). "Paris Diamond League: Time & where to watch Faith Kipyegon, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Co". Pulsesports. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Results - Paris Diamond League 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "EAF Announces Final Squad For Paris Olympics". fanabc. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Bett, Chepchirchir Smash Meet Records At Zagreb World Continental Tour". Capitalfm.co.ke. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Tsegay, Duguma, Tefera and Hailu to represent Ethiopia in Nanjing". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Sekgodiso on song to win 800m gold in Nanjing". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Czech Indoor Gala: World Leads, European Record and Nine Meeting Marks Fall in Sold-Out Ostrava". Watch Athletics. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 4 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF". World Athletics. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Dosso and Charlton Set World Leads at Copernicus Cup in Toruń". Watch Athletics. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 23 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Bori Akinola, Maeve O'Neill and Mark English advance to World Indoor semi-finals". RTE. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.