Ejgayehu Taye

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| name = Ejgayehu Taye

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| image = Taye Hailu Belgrade 2022 cropped.jpg

| caption = Taye in 2022

| nationality = Ethiopian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mendida, Oromia, Ethiopia

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| country = Ethiopia

| sport = Track and Field

| event = Long-distance running

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|3000 m: 8:19.52 {{AthAbbr|NR|Ethiopian}} (Paris 2021)

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|5 km: 14:19 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (Barcelona 2021)

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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}

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Ejgayehu Taye (born 10 February 2000){{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/ejgayehu-taye-14848746|title=Ejgayehu TAYE | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}} is an Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal for the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. She also held the mixed world record 5 km road race from 2021 to 2024, with a time of 14:19.

Career

In July 2018, Ejgayehu Taye won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere behind Beatrice Chebet and ahead of Taye's compatriot Tsigie Gebreselama.{{cite web | title=Beatrice Chebet makes Kenyan history in 5,000m at IAAF World U20 Championships | website=CBC News | date=2018-07-10 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/chebet-iaaf-world-u20-champs-recap-1.4741074 | access-date=2021-06-11}}

She placed fifth over the 5000m at the 2019 African Games.

In June 2021, she set a new personal best of 14:14.09 in her specialist event as she finished second in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Gudaf Tsegay and ahead of Senbere Teferi to secure her place for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/06/2021-ethiopian-olympic-trials-wins-for-getnet-wale-selemon-barega-in-new-events-as-new-contenders-emerge-fast-times-abound/|title=2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge|date=June 8, 2021|website=LetsRun.com}} At the Games, Taye placed fifth in the women's 5000m final.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-02 |title=The XXXII Olympic Games {{!}} Tokyo 2020 – 5000 metres Women |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxii-olympic-games-athletics-7132391/results/women/5000-metres/final/result |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=World Athletics}}

On 31 December 2021, in her second road race as a professional, Taye set a world record in the 5 km run at the Cursa dels Nassos 5K in Barcelona (mixed race) in a time of 14 minutes 19 seconds, improving previous mark by 20 seconds. She had 45 second margin of victory.{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Marley |date=2021-12-31 |title=Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye shatter 5K world records |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/ethiopias-berihu-aregawi-and-ejegayehu-taye-shatter-5k-world-records/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Canadian Running Magazine}} Taye's record has since been broken by Agnes Ngetich, who split 14:13 en route to 10 km at the 2024 10K Valencia.{{Cite web |title=5 Kilometres - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/5-kilometres/all/women/senior |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=worldathletics.org}}

She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 8:42.23. Her compatriot Lemlem Hailu took gold in 8:41.82 while second-placed Elle Purrier St. Pierre clocked 8:42.04.{{Cite web |last=Dennehy |first=Cathal |date=2022-03-18 |title=Hailu kicks to thrilling 3000m victory in Belgrade |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/belgrade22/news/report/belgrade-22-women-3000m-report |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=World Athletics}} Taye ran 14:21 at the Cursa dels Nassos 5K on New Year's Eve trying to improve her own world record, the second-fastest mark in history.{{Cite web |last=Valiente |first=Emeterio |date=31 December 2022 |title=Taye threatens world record in Barcelona, Cheptegei wins in Madrid |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/boclassic-bolzano-chelimo-seyaum |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=World Athletics}}

She won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/news/report/wch-budapest-23-report-women-10000m|website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 August 2023|title= Tsegay wins dramatic 10,000m final as Hassan falls in Budapest|date=19 August 2023}}

In May 2024, she finished second in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/daryll-neita-and-molly-caudery-in-winning-form-in-doha-1039985745/|website=Athletics Weekly|title= Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha|first=Jasmine|last=Collett |date=May 10, 2024 |accessdate=12 May 2024}} She competed in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, placing sixth in the final.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5826/women-s-5000m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=8 September 2024|date=5 August 2024|title=Women's 5000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics

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On 4 April 2025, she won the opening Long Distance race of Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica, running 3000 metres in 8:28.42, the fastest time ever run by a woman for the distance in Jamaica, to out-pace on the last-lap Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich. On 6 April 2025, she also won the 5000 metres event ahead of Ngetich, in 14:54.88.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/grand-slam-track-gets-off-and-running-1039998816/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=5 April 2025|title= Grand Slam Track gets off and running|first= Euan |last=Crumley | date=Apr 5, 2025 }}{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-dominates-at-grand-slam-track-1039998861/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominates at Grand Slam Track|first=Tim |last=Adams |date=Apr 6, 2025}}