Dawit Seyaum

[3] She was selected to compete in the 1500 m at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Donetsk, Ukraine and was runner-up to Tigist Gashaw – the first time Ethiopia took the top two spots in that event.

[3] Dawit entered the World Junior Championships in Eugene as favourite and delivered on this by winning the gold medal, going unchallenged throughout the final lap.

[10] Dawit was chosen for the Africa team for the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup and finished with the bronze medal behind Sifan Hassan and Shannon Rowbury.

[1] At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July, Dawit competed in the 5000 metres event and claimed the bronze medal in a time of 14:47.36 behind Tsegay (14:46.29) and Beatrice Chebet (14:46.75).

[14] She ended that year on high, winning for the second consecutive time the 5 kilometres road race at the BOclassic held in Bolzano, Italy (in 2021, she set a course record).

Dawit (2nd from the right) won the bronze medal for the 5000 m at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene .