Sintayehu Vissa
Ethiopian-born Italian distance runner
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Sintayehu Vissa (born 29 July 1996)[1] is an Ethiopian-born Italian professional middle-distance runner. She represented Italy at 2023 & 2022 World Athletics Championships competing in the women's 1500 metres.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sintayehu Vissa |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 29 July 1996 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
| Home town | Bertiolo, Italy |
| Education | University of Mississippi Giacomo Ceconi High School |
| Employer | On Running |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Track, Cross country |
Events | Middle-distance running, 5000 metres |
| College team | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Club | On Athletic Club |
Turned pro | 2022 |
| Coached by | Dathan Ritzenhein 2022–present Ryan Vanhoy 2020–22 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Sinta Vissa is the 2022 NCAA Division I 1500 m champion. She is the Italian indoor record holder for the mile.
Professional
In August 2022, Sinta Vissa signed a professional contract to be coached by Dathan Ritzenhein and train with On Athletics Club.[3][4][5]
On 28 January 2023, she broke by 0.19 s Gabriella Dorio's 41-year-old Italian indoor mile record with a time of 4:28.71 at the NYRR Dr Sander Invitational in Fort Washington Avenue Armory.[6] Vissa smashed her own record a few weeks later, running 4:24.54 at the Millrose Games in New York for sixth place.[1][2]
Sintayehu Vissa ran an Italian outdoor 1500 metres record with a time of 3:58.11 at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games where she placed 16th.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 22nd | 1500 m | 4:07.33 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th | 1500 m | 4:01.66 |
| 2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division | Chorzów, Poland | 4th | 1500 m | 4:12.62 | |
| European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th | 1500 m | 4:10.05 | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 4:11.22 |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 10th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:58.11 NR | |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 4:14.25 |
NCAA
As a Saint Leo Lions, Sintayehu Vissa earned 2019 All-Conference Sunshine State Conference Cross Country honors at the Sunshine State Championships during her first year in the United States from her hometown of Bertiolo, Italy.[7]
She was a 2020 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA 800 metres All-American.[8][9]
Vissa was a 1500 m champion at 2022 NCAA Division I T&F Championships and earned 5 NCAA Division I U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American awards, 1 NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American award and 3 Southeastern Conference Championship titles as an Ole Miss Rebels. She ran a 4:04.64 1500 m in Castellón in June, the No. 4 time ever on the USTFCCCA all-time list.[10]
Source[11]
