Sintayehu Vissa (born 29 July 1996) is an Ethiopian-born Italian professional middle-distance runner. She represented Italy at 2023 & 2022 World Athletics Championships competing in the women's 1500 metres.
Sinta Vissa is the 2022 NCAA Division I 1500 m champion. She is the Italian indoor record holder for the mile.
Professional In August 2022, Sinta Vissa signed a professional contract to be coached by Dathan Ritzenhein and train with On Athletics Club.NCAA Champion Sintayehu Vissa Signs Pro Deal Picayune ItemSintayehu Vissa signs pro deal to forego remaining eligibility at Ole Miss 247Sports.comNCAA Champion Sintayehu Vissa Signs Pro Deal Oxford Eagle
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 Fort Washington Avenue Armory.Alicia Monson takes Mile Run Invitational at 2023 Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge world-track.org Vissa smashed her own record a few weeks later, running 4:24.54 at the Millrose Games in New York for sixth place.
Sintayehu Vissa ran an Italian outdoor 1500 metres record with a time of 3:58.11 at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games where she placed 16th.
Competition record 2022World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States22nd1500 m4:07.332023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary25th1500 m4:01.662023 European Athletics Team Championships First DivisionChorzów, Poland4th1500 m4:12.62European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey9th1500 m4:10.052024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy10th (h)1500 m4:11.22Olympic GamesParis, France10th (sf)1500 m3:58.11 2025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China14th (h)1500 m4:14.25
NCAA As a Saint Leo Lions, Sintayehu Vissa earned 2019 All-Conference Sunshine State Conference Cross Country honors at the Sunshine State Championships during her first year in the United States from her hometown of Bertiolo, Italy.Sintayehu Vissa University of Mississippi results TFRRS
She was a 2020 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA 800 metres All-American.Sintayehu Vissa Hometown: Bertiolo, Italy High School: Giacomo Ceconi Height: 5–6 Class: Freshman Saint Leo UniversityItalian Record Holder Sinta Vissa On Getting Faster, Moving Countries, & Ambitions For 2024 The Running Effect Podcast
Vissa was a 1500 m champion at 2022 NCAA Division I T&F Championships and earned 5 NCAA Division I U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American awards, 1 NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American award and 3 Southeastern Conference Championship titles as an Ole Miss Rebels. She ran a 4:04.64 1500 m in Castellón in June, the No. 4 time ever on the USTFCCCA all-time list.Sinta is on FIRE Ole Miss Track&Field
Representing Ole Miss Rebels2022NCAA Division I Championships University of Oregon1st1500 m4:09.42SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Mississippi1st1500 m4:08.725th5000 m15:56.86NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex2ndMile4:35.406thDMR11:04.86SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University1stMile4:33.961stDMR10:56.392021NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsFlorida State University33rd6000 m cross country19:53.2SEC Cross Country Championships University of Missouri6th6000 m cross country20:16.7SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University4th800 m2:06.6612th4 x 400 m relay3:44.27NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Oklahoma State University–Stillwater51st6000 m cross country21:04.6NCAA Division I Indoor Championships University of Arkansas-Fayetteville8thDMR11:07.18SEC Indoor Championships University of Alabama4th800 m2:06.978thDMR11:04.27Representing Saint Leo Lions2020NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipBirmingham, AlabamaCancelled800 m2:12.98Qualification Time2019NCAA Division II Cross Country ChampionshipCalifornia State University, Sacramento157th6000 m cross country22:15.5Sunshine State Cross Country Championships Boca Raton, Florida10th6000 m cross country23:30.2 Source
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Sintayehu Vissa Ole Miss Rebels Sintayehu Vissa St Leo Lions Sintayehu Vissa at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Sintayehu Vissa – CONI – Paris 2024