Tigest Getent Mekonin, sometimes Tigist or Mekonen (born July 7, 1997, in Dembecha, Ethiopia) is a Bahraini steeplechase runner. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase race; her time of 9:49.92 in the heats did not qualify her for the final.[1][2]

Tigest Getent Mekonen at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

In 2017, she competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London, United Kingdom.[3] She did not advance to compete in the final.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tigest Getent". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase – Heats" (PDF). 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.