Alem Tsadik
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| Full name | Alem Nigus Tsadik | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alem Nigus Tsadik (born 25 February 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance and cross country runner. She was a gold medalist representing Ethiopia in the team event at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
In June 2023, Tsadik won the 10km Corrida Internationale de Langueux in France, setting a new women's course record of 30:28.[2]
Tsadik placed fourth over 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, in June 2024, running 37:09.02.[3]
In October 2025, she finished runner-up at the Cardiff Half Marathon, in Wales, running 1:07:33.[4]
In January 2026, she was selected for the senior Ethiopian team to race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where she had a seventh place finish to help Ethiopia to win the team gold medal alongside Senayet Getachew, Asayech Ayichew and Aleshign Baweke.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Alem Tsadik". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Huet, Matthieu (17 June 2023). "Running. Langueux road race: why it went so fast". Le Telegramme. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Oysho Cardiff Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Ngetich delivers masterclass to maintain Kenyan win streak in Tallahassee". World Athletics. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.