Nigist Getachew

Nationality: Ethiopia Date of birth: 28/02/2002

Most recent result

Most recent results: 4th - World Championships Kujawy Pomorze 800m Final (1:59.73) - 22 Mar 2026; 2nd - World Championships Kujawy Pomorze 800m Semi-Final (1:59.46) - 21 Mar 2026; 1st - World Championships Kujawy Pomorze 800m Heat (2:02.89) - 20 Mar 2026; 1st - Torun Indoors 800m (1:59.32 Personal Best) - 22 Feb 2026

Personal records

DisciplineResultYearRemarks
800m - Outdoor1:57.012025All-Time ETH no. 4
1500m - Outdoor3:58.982024All-Time ETH no. 14
800m - Indoor1:59.322026All-Time ETH no. 5

Career highlights

2026

Indoors:
1st – Torun Indoors 800m (1:59.32)
2nd – World Champs Kujawy Pomorze 800m Semi-Final (1:59.46)
4th – Lievin 800m (1:59.54)
4th – World Champs Kujawy Pomorze 800m Final (1:59.73)
1st – Ostrava 800m (1:59.98)
2nd – Madrid 800m (2:00.76)
1st – World Champs Kujawy Pomorze 800m Heat (2:02.89)
End-of-Season World Rank based on time): 800m – 13th

2025

Outdoors:
1st – Heusden 800m (1:57.01)
3rd – Ostrava 800m (1:58.02)
6th – Diamond League Shaoxing 800m (1:58.67)
1st – Sotteville-les-Rouen 800m (1:59.89)
8th – World Champs Tokyo 800m Heat (2:02.42)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 800m – 10th

Indoors:
2nd – World Champs Nanjing 800m Final (1:59.63)
2nd – World Champs Nanjing 800m Semi-Final (2:04.01)
2nd – World Champs Nanjing 800m Heat (2:03.91)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 800m – 6th

2024

Outdoors:
3rd – Zagreb 800m (1:57.47)
1st – Nerja 800m (1:58.81)
4th – Madrid 800m (1:59.51)
4th – Barcelona 800m (1:59.62)
4th – Diamond League Stockholm 800m (1:59.77)
11th – Diamond League Paris 1500m (3:58.98)
13th – Diamond League Roma 1500m (4:01.69)
1st – Huelva 1500m (4:05.93)
1st – Montreuil 1500m (4:06.16)
End-of-Season World Rank (by time): 800m – 14th; 1500m – 30th