Tigst Assefa Tessema is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the current world record holder in the women's marathon. She has won four World Marathon Majors, twice in Berlin and twice in London. A former 800 metres specialist, Tigst switched to road races in 2018 and ran her first marathon in 2022. Tigst Assefa (Ethiopia) set the women's marathon world record of 2:11:53 in Berlin Marathon on September 24, 2023. It stood 7 months, until Peres Jepchirchir's 2:16:16 on April 21, 2024. Wiki link