(1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 36) Jijiga, Ethiopia
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country
Ethiopia
Sport
Athletics
Event
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Half marathon: 1:08:48 (2012)
Marathon: 2:18:58 (2012)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Ethiopia
Olympic Games
2012 London
Marathon
Erba Tiki Gelana (Amharic: ኧርባ ቲኪ ገላና; born 22 October 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Her personal best of 2:18:58 remained the Ethiopian national record for the event from 2012 to 2017. She won the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon and the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon. She won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with a time of 2:23:07, a new Olympic record.
Erba TikiGelana (Amharic: ኧርባ ቲኪ ገላና; born 22 October 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Her personal...
Olympic women's record is 2:23:07, set at the 2012 Summer Olympics by TikiGelana of Ethiopia. The men's London 2012 Summer Olympic marathon winner was...
set by Samuel Wanjiru in 2008, and 2:23:07 hours for women, set by TikiGelana in 2012. The men's marathon world record has been improved several times...
to runners. A collision between Josh Cassidy (a wheelchair racer) and TikiGelana (a leading female marathoner) at the 2013 London Marathon brought the...
36 in 2021. The female record was set in 2012 when TikiGelana finished the race in 2:18.58. Gelana went on to become the 2012 Olympic champion in London...
runners. In the women's marathon that took place on Sunday 5 August 2012, TikiGelana of Ethiopia set a new women's marathon Olympic record of 2:23:07, clipping...
famous Ethiopian athletes. They include: Derartu Tulu, Fatuma Roba, TikiGelana, Mestawet Tufa, the Bekele brothers (Kenenisa and Tariku) and the Dibaba...
nearly 27 years. Further women's Olympic records were set by Ethiopia's TikiGelana in the marathon and Sally Pearson in the 100 metres hurdles. David Rudisha...
improved the men's course record from 2009 by 34 seconds. The next year, TikiGelana improved the women's course record to 2:22:08. In 2012, the Kenyan Wilson...
compatriot and defending champion Dibaba, who won only the bronze medal. TikiGelana became the second female Ethiopian to win the women's marathon after...
men is 2:03:36 set by Bashir Abdi in 2021 and for women 2:18:58 set by TikiGelana in 2012. Dinsamo has won the Rotterdam Marathon four times in 1987, 1988...
converged with men's wheelchair racers at a water station. Ethiopia's TikiGelana, who won the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London, and Canadian wheelchair...
Ethiopia (ETH) 2016 Rio de Janeiro August 12, 2016 Marathon 2:23:07 TikiGelana Ethiopia (ETH) 2012 London August 5, 2012 100 metres hurdles 12.26 Jasmine...
Fukushi Japan 2013 2:24:21 Jacqueline Gareau Canada (5) 1983 3 2:30:58 TikiGelana Ethiopia 2012 1 2:18:58 Bobbi Gibb United States 3 First woman to run...
medalists from the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Championships, TikiGelana and Edna Kiplagat, respectively, even though both ran personal bests...
medallist Christine Ohuruogu and bronze to American DeeDee Trotter. TikiGelana of Ethiopia set a new Olympic record time of 2:23.07 as she won the women's...
than the previous Olympic record, but five seconds behind the winner TikiGelana. After the Olympics she won the Portugal Half Marathon and the end-of-year...
Event Name Nation Score Date Record Women's marathon TikiGelana Ethiopia 2h 23:07 5 August OR Men's 100 metres Usain Bolt Jamaica 9.63 s 5 August OR...
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