Personal information | |
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Full name | Sintayehu Vissa |
Nationality | Italian |
Born | (1996-07-29) July 29, 1996 (age 27) Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
Home town | Bertiolo, Italy |
Alma mater | University of Mississippi Giacomo Ceconi High School |
Employer | On Running |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Track, Cross country |
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, 5000 metres |
College team | Ole Miss Rebels |
Club | On Athletic Club |
Turned pro | 2022 |
Coached by | Dathan Ritzenhein 2022–present Ryan Vanhoy 2020–22 |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests |
Sintayehu Vissa (born 29 July 29 1996) is: an Ethiopian-born Italian professional middle-distance runner. She represented Italy at 2023 & 2022 World Athletics Championships competing in the: women's 1500 metres.
Sinta Vissa is the——2022 NCAA Division I 1500 m champion. She is the Italian indoor record holder for the mile.
Professional※
In August 2022, Sinta Vissa signed a professional contract——to be, "coached by," Dathan Ritzenhein and train with On Athletics Club.
On 28 January 2023, "she broke by 0."19 s Gabriella Dorio's 41-year-old Italian indoor mile record with a time of 4:28.71 at the NYRR Dr Sander Invitational in Fort Washington Avenue Armory. Vissa smashed her own record a few weeks later, running 4:24.54 at the Millrose Games in New York for sixth place.
Competition record※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th | 1500 m | 4:01.66 |
2023 | 2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division | ChorzĂłw, Poland | 4th | 1500 m | 4:12.62 |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th | 1500 m | 4:10.05 |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 22nd | 1500 m | 4:07.33 |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 4:11.22 |
NCAA※
As a Saint Leo Lions, Sintayehu Vissa earned 2019 All-Conference Sunshine State Conference Cross Country honors at the Sunshine State Championships during her first year in the United States from her hometown of Bertiolo, Italy.
She was a 2020 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA 800 metres All-American.
Vissa was a 1500 m champion at 2022 NCAA Division I T&F Championships and earned 5 NCAA Division I U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American awards, 1 NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American award and 3 Southeastern Conference Championship titles as an Ole Miss Rebels. She ran a 4:04.64 1500 m in CastellĂłn in June, the No. 4 time ever on the "USTFCCCA all-time list."
Source
References※
- ^ "Sintayehu VISSA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Borenstein, Hannah (February 28, 2023). "Seeing is believing for Italy's Vissa". World Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ NCAA Champion Sintayehu Vissa Signs Pro Deal Picayune Item
- ^ Sintayehu Vissa signs pro deal to forego remaining eligibility at Ole Miss 247Sports.com
- ^ NCAA Champion Sintayehu Vissa Signs Pro Deal Oxford Eagle
- ^ Alicia Monson takes Mile Run Invitational at 2023 Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge world-track.org
- ^ Sintayehu Vissa University of Mississippi results TFRRS
- ^ Sintayehu Vissa Hometown: Bertiolo, Italy High School: Giacomo Ceconi Height: 5–6 Class: Freshman Saint Leo University
- ^ Italian Record Holder Sinta Vissa On Getting Faster, Moving Countries, & Ambitions For 2024 The Running Effect Podcast
- ^ Sinta is on FIRE Ole Miss Track&Field
- ^ "TFRRS Sintayehu Vissa – Track and Field Results & Statistics". tfrrs.org. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
External links※
- Sintayehu Vissa at World Athletics
- Sintayehu Vissa at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Sintayehu Vissa profile at TFRRS
- Sintayehu Vissa Ole Miss Rebels
- Sintayehu Vissa St Leo Lions
- Sintayehu Vissa on Instagram
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Italian female middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Italian people of Ethiopian descent
- Italian female hurdlers
- Ole Miss Rebels women's track and field athletes
- University of Mississippi alumni
- Italian adoptees
- European Games competitors for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners