Sintayehu Vissa (born 29 July 1996) is an Ethiopian-born Italian professional

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. She represented

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competing in the women's

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. Sinta Vissa is the 2022 NCAA Division I 1500 m champion. She is the Italian indoor record holder for the

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Professional

In August 2022, Sinta Vissa signed a professional contract to be coached by

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and train with

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. On 28 January 2023, she broke by 0.19 s Gabriella Dorio's 41-year-old Italian indoor mile record with a time of 4:28.71 at the NYRR Dr Sander Invitational in

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. Vissa smashed her own record a few weeks later, running 4:24.54 at the

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for sixth place.

Competition record

NCAA

As a

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, Sintayehu Vissa earned 2019 All-Conference

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Cross Country honors at the Sunshine State Championships during her first year in the United States from her hometown of

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, Italy. She was a 2020

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800 metres

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n. Vissa was a 1500 m champion at 2022 NCAA Division I T&F Championships and earned 5

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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

n awards, 1

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

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Championship titles as an

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. She ran a 4:04.64 1500 m in Castellón in June, the No. 4 time ever on the USTFCCCA all-time list. ''Source''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vissa, Sintayehu 1996 births Living people Italian female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Italian people of Ethiopian descent Italian female hurdlers Ole Miss Rebels women's track and field athletes University of Mississippi alumni Italian adoptees European Games competitors for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy 21st-century Italian sportswomen