Gudaf Tsegay

Gudaf Tsegay Desta, born on 23 January 1997, is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She holds the world indoor record for the 1500 metres and formerly held the 5000 metres world record.

Tsegay is the 2022 World Champion in the 5000 metres and the 2023 World Champion in the 10,000 metres. She earned bronze in the 1500 m at the 2019 World Championships, silver at the 2022 World Championships, and bronze in the 5000 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On the indoor stage, she claimed bronze in the 1500 m at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and gold in 2022.

A prodigious talent, Tsegay represented Ethiopia in the 1500 m at the 2014 World Indoor Championships at just 16 years old and won the silver medal in the discipline at the World U20 Championships later that year.