13 Facts About Dawit Seyaum

Dawit Seyaum Biratu was born on 27 July 1996 and is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.

Dawit Seyaum placed fourth at the 2015 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.

Dawit Seyaum was in her specialist event the 2013 World Youth Championship silver medallist, and 2014 World junior champion.

Dawit Seyaum made her first impact at national level in 2013, winning the 1500 metres Ethiopian junior title.

Dawit Seyaum reversed this placing at the 2013 African Junior Championships, taking the title with a best of 4:09.00 minutes several seconds ahead of Tigist.

Dawit Seyaum was near four minutes again at the New York Diamond League, where she finished as runner-up.

Dawit Seyaum entered the World Junior Championships in Eugene as favourite and delivered on this by winning the gold medal, going unchallenged throughout the final lap.

Dawit Seyaum was chosen for the Africa team for the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup and finished with the bronze medal behind Sifan Hassan and Shannon Rowbury.

The next year, Dawit Seyaum took the World Indoor Championship silver in her specialist event in Portland, and finished eight in the final of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In February 2022, Dawit Seyaum set a world-leading time of 8:23.24 for the indoor 3000 metres at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin, becoming the third-fastest woman in this indoor event in history.

Dawit Seyaum finished fifth at the event in 8:44.55 at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade the following month.

At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July, Dawit Seyaum competed in the 5000 metres event and claimed the bronze medal in a time of 14:47.36 behind Tsegay and Beatrice Chebet.

Dawit Seyaum ended that year on high, winning for the second consecutive time the 5 kilometres road race at the BOclassic held in Bolzano, Italy.