Abbabiya Simbassa

Biya Simbassa

Personal information
Full name	Abbabiya Simbassa
Born	(1993-06-30) June 30, 1993 (age 30)
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 Representing  United States NACAC Cross Country Championships 2017 Boca Raton 10,000 m 2019 Port of Spain 10,000 m

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]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 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