Abbabiya Simbassa

Abbabiya 'Biya' Simbassa (born June 30, 1993) is an Ethiopian-born American long-distance runner. He competed collegiately for the Oklahoma Sooners after spending two years at Iowa Central Community College. He now competes for Asics. He won the 2017 and 2019 NACAC Cross Country Championships. In 2021, he won the USA 10-mile run championships and 25K championships.

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 2017) Road 5K – 13:40 (Boston 2025) 10K – 27:32 (Tokyo 2025) 15K – 43:22 (Jacksonville 2022) 10 miles – 45:23 (Washington, D.C. 2025) 20K – 58:29 (New Haven 2024) Half marathon – 1:00:37 (Valencia 2022) 25K – 1:14:27 (Grand Rapids 2021) Marathon – 2:06:53 (Valencia 2024) Indoor Mile – 4:06.38 (College Station 2014) 3000 metres – 8:04.44 (Fayetteville 2015) 5000 metres – 13:46.97 (Boston 2019)