Tigist Tufa
Ethiopian marathon runner
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Tigist Tufa (born 26 January 1987) is an Ethiopian marathon runner.
She was the winner of the 2014 Shanghai Marathon, setting a new course record and a personal best time of 2:21:52.[1] Her previous bests were 2:28:04 at the Los Angeles Marathon in 2013, followed by 2:24:32 at the 2014 Ottawa Marathon, where she also set a new course record.[2]
She won the 2015 London Marathon in a time of 2:23:22, making her the first female Ethiopian to win the race in 14 years. The last Ethiopian to win the race was Derartu Tulu in 2001.[3][4]
