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Ejgayehu Taye

Ejgayehu Taye
Taye in 2022
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24)
Mendida, Oromia, Ethiopia
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportTrack and Field
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 10,000 m
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 3000 m
World Road Running Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riga 5K
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere 3000 m

Ejgayehu Taye (born 10 February 2000)[1] is an Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal for the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. She also held the mixed world record 5 km road race from 2021 to 2024, with a time of 14:19.

Career

In July 2018, Ejgayehu Taye won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere behind Beatrice Chebet and ahead of Taye's compatriot Tsigie Gebreselama.[2]

She placed fifth over the 5000m at the 2019 African Games.

In June 2021, she set a new personal best of 14:14.09 in her specialist event as she finished second in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Gudaf Tsegay and ahead of Senbere Teferi to secure her place for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3] At the Games, Taye placed fifth in the women's 5000m final.[4]

On 31 December 2021, in her second road race as a professional, Taye set a world record in the 5 km run at the Cursa dels Nassos 5K in Barcelona (mixed race) in a time of 14 minutes 19 seconds, improving previous mark by 20 seconds. She had 45 second margin of victory.[5] Taye's record has since been broken by Agnes Ngetich, who split 14:13 en route to 10 km at the 2024 10K Valencia.[6]

She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 8:42.23. Her compatriot Lemlem Hailu took gold in 8:41.82 while second-placed Elle Purrier St. Pierre clocked 8:42.04.[7] Taye ran 14:21 at the Cursa dels Nassos 5K on New Year's Eve trying to improve her own world record, the second-fastest mark in history.[8]

She won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[9]

In May 2024, she finished second in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[10] She competed in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, placing sixth in the final.[11]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Ethiopia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2018 World Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 5000 m 15:30.87 PB
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th 5000 m 15:39.94
2021 Olympic Games Tokio, Japan 5th 5000 m 14:41.24
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 3000 m i 8:42.23
World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 10,000 m 30:12.45 PB
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 5000 m 14:56.85
3rd 10,000 m 31:28.31
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 6th 5000 m 14:32.98

Circuit wins

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. ^ "Ejgayehu TAYE | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Beatrice Chebet makes Kenyan history in 5,000m at IAAF World U20 Championships". CBC News. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  3. ^ "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "The XXXII Olympic Games | Tokyo 2020 – 5000 metres Women". World Athletics. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Marley (2021-12-31). "Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye shatter 5K world records". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  6. ^ "5 Kilometres - women - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  7. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (2022-03-18). "Hailu kicks to thrilling 3000m victory in Belgrade". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  8. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (31 December 2022). "Taye threatens world record in Barcelona, Cheptegei wins in Madrid". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Tsegay wins dramatic 10,000m final as Hassan falls in Budapest". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ^ Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's 5000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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