Sofia Assefa

Sofia Assefa is an Ethiopian steeplechase runner, born Sofia Assefa Abebe on 14 November 1987 in Addis Ababa. She competed in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase at three Summer Olympics. In 2008 she finished eighth in her heat of the first round, in 2012 she took the silver medal, and in 2016 she placed fifth in the final. Her personal best of 9:09.00 in the event dates from 2012, the year of her Olympic medal. Olympedia also lists her among the Olympians who won a medal at the World Athletics Championships, with a bronze in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 2013 championships in Moscow. She is listed at 167 cm and 52 kg and represented Ethiopia throughout her international career.