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Ethiopian long-distance runner
Tesfaye Tola
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Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Place of birth
Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Age
50 years
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Height:
167 cm
Weight:
60 kg
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Biography
Tesfaye Tola (born October 19, 1974) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The next year he finished fourth at the 2001 World Championships, and fifth in the World Half Marathon Championships.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ethiopia | |||||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:11:10 |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF |
He won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres - 28:12.32 (1999)
- 15 kilometres - 43:13 (2001)
- Half marathon - 59:51 (2000)
- Marathon - 2:06:57 (1999)
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