Have a look at the bio, husband and net worth of Gudaf Tsegay
Gudaf Tsegay is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who is currently embroiled in controversy involving Faith Kipyegon and the women’s 5,000m final, find out more about her and the incident below.
The Paris 2024 Olympics women’s 5,000m ended in controversy, with second-place finisher Faith Kipyegon facing a disqualification before getting reinstated.
Who is Ethiopian long distance runner Gudaf Tsegay, bio, age, height, weight, husband, coach, world record and net worth
Notably, Gudaf is the world record holder and the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s 1500 meters event.
Gudaf Tsegay and Faith Kipyegon embroil in tussle
Gudaf and Kipyegon were recently involved in an ugly mid-race tussle at the fianls of the women’s 5000 m race. The pair were seemingly pushing and shoving at each other at the front of the pack. A video footage of the incident showed that Kipyegon pulled Tsegay’s arm, who fended off the Kenyan angrily in response.
Following the race, the officials ruled Kipyegon as the instigator and stripped her of her second-place finish. However, Kipyegon lodged an appeal and upon further review, the officials finally reinstated her silver medal. Based on further investigation, the officials determined that it was Gudaf, who tried to cut over from the outside, which caused the reaction from Kipyegon.
Gudaf Tsegay bio
Gudaf Tsegay Desta is an Ethiopian middle-and long-distance runner who was born on January 23, 1997 in the Tigray Region, in northern Ethiopia. She is currently 27-years-old and the reigning women’s world record holder for 5,000 m. Gudaf set the record at the 2023 final Diamond League event, in the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. She also won the World Athletics Championships on 5,000 m in 2022, in the same venue.
She is the current women’s world record holder for 5,000 m (14:00.21), set in 2023 and has a net worth of $1-5 million.
Height and weight
Gudaf Tsegay stands at a height of 1.63 m (5’ 4”), and roughly weighs around 50 kg (110 lbs).
Nationality
Gudaf Tsegay is an Ethiopian national.
Husband
Gudaf is currently married to her coach Hiluf Yihdego.
Career and achievements
Gudaf represented Ethiopia in the 1500 m event at the 2014 World Indoor Championships when she was just 16-years-old. That same year, she won the silver medal in the same event at the World U20 Championships. Gudaf is a very versatile runner and back in September 2023, she ranked 10th as the world’s fastest woman in the indoor 800 metres, 1st in the 5,000 m, and 3rd in the 10,000 metres.
Gudaf is a two-time World Indoor Championship 1,500 m medallist, after winning a bronze in 2016 and gold in 2022. Meanwhile, at the World Athletics Championships, Gudaf won a gold for 10,000 metres in 2023. She also won a bronze and silver for the 1,500 metres in 2019 and 2022 respectively in the same competition. Gudaf is also the bronze medal winner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic in the women’s 5,000 metres. She currently holds the world indoor record for the 1,500 m at the world under-18 level and formerly at the U20 level.
Gudaf Tsegay has an Instagram account with the handle @gudaf_tsegay, where she has over 27.1K followers and about 117 posts.