Abbabiya 'Biya' Simbassa (born June 30, 1993) is an Ethiopian-born American long-distance runner.[1] He competed collegiately for the Oklahoma Sooners after spending two years at Iowa Central Community College.[2] He now competes for Under Armour. He won the 2017 and 2019 NACAC Cross Country Championships. In 2021, he won the USA 10-mile run championships and 25K championships.[3][4]
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| Full name | Abbabiya Simbassa | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Asella, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Sioux City North High School | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres – 25K | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Under Armour | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 52 (5000m) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:39.88 (Portland 2021)
- Mile – 3:58.71 (Raleigh 2021)
- 3000 metres – 7:48.55 (Phoenix 2021)
- 5000 metres – 13:19.12 (San Juan Capistrano 2021)
- 10,000 metres – 27:45.78 (Palo Alto 2021)
Road
- 5K – 13:58 (New York City 2021)
- 10K – 28:39 (Charleston 2021)
- 15K – 43:22 (Jacksonville 2022)
- 10 miles – 46:18 (Washington, D.C. 2021)
- 20K – 59:19 (New Haven 2022)
- Half marathon – 1:00:37 (Valencia 2022)
- 25K – 1:14:27 (Grand Rapids 2021)
Indoor
- Mile – 4:06.38 (College Station 2014)
- 3000 metres – 8:04.44 (Fayetteville 2015)
- 5000 metres – 13:46.97 (Boston 2019)
References
edit- ^ Abbabiya Simbassa at World Athletics
- ^ "Abbabiya Simbassa". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Koech, Jonas (September 13, 2021). "Abbabiya Simbassa outkicks Augustus Maiyo to win USATF 10 Mile Championships". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Morley Dominates, Simbassa Sprints to Victory at the USATF 25 Km Championships". usatf.org. USATF. October 23, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.