Know your Olympian: Tigist Tufa

Ethiopian Tigist Tufa is one of the three women representing her country in the marathon race in Rio this year.

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On Aug 10, 2016

She has lived part of her life in the Bronx, New York

Tufa lived and trained in the Bronx and is well known in American road races.

In 2015, she became the first Ethiopian to win the London Marathon in 14 years

She broke Kenya's four year domination at the 2015 London Marathon

This is after coming first against what was termed as a Fantastic Four Kenyan team of Edna Kiplagat, Mary Keitany, Florence Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo.

She dethroned two-time London Marathon winner Kenyan Mary Keitany

She shares a birthday with TV host Ellen Degeneres

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