Tigest Getent

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] 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.

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Tigest Getent Mekonen at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games