Tesfaye Abera’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Ethiopian long-distance runner
Is Athlete
Runner
Long-distance runner
Marathon runner
From Ethiopia
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

31 March 1992

Age 28 years
Star sign Aries

Tesfaye Abera Dibaba (born 31 March 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathons. His personal best of 2:04:24 hours ranks him in the all-time top ten, as of 2016. He has won marathons in Dubai, Hamburg and Mumbai. He twice represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking the team title in 2013 and in 2015.

Career

Tesfaye began competing in foreign road races in 2011 and placed sixth at that year’s Singelloop Utrecht. He set a half marathon best of 60:32 minutes to place third at the Nice Half Marathon and also took third at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon. In 2013, a fifth-place finish at the Jan Meda International earned him selection for Ethiopia at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. On his international debut he finished 14th and helped Ethiopia to the team title. He ran in several European road races later that year but failed to place in the top three at all but the Corrida de Langueux, where he was the winner. His 2014 was low-key, as he neither improved his bests nor had a podium finish.

The 2015 marked a breakthrough for Tesfaye as he won his marathon debut with a run of 2:09:46 hours at the Mumbai Marathon. He was reselected for the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but failed to build on his previous success, ending in 26th place. He ran in two further marathons that year, taking eighth at the high-profile Hamburg Marathon (2:10:49) and the runner-up spot and the lower level Hengshui Lake International Marathon (2:10:00).

The 2016 season marked a sudden improvement for Tesfaye’s running. Opening at the Dubai Marathon, he led in a very fast-paced race and out-sprinted defending champion Lemi Berhanu Hayle in the final section to win 2:04:24 hours. This was one second off the course record and represented a personal best by over five minutes. The time moved him into ninth place on the all-time marathon lists and third among Ethiopians, after Dubai course record holder Ayele Abshero and former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie. He continued his winning ways at the Hamburg Marathon that April, beating Philemon Rono with another quick run of 2:06:58 hours.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 14th Senior race 33:35
1st Senior team 38 pts
2015 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 1st Marathon 2:09:46
World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 26th Senior race 36:59
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 8th Marathon 2:10:49
Hengshui Lake Marathon Hengshui, China 2nd Marathon 2:10:00
2016 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Marathon 2:04:24
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 1st Marathon 2:06:58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Marathon DNF
2017 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 18th Marathon 2:16:09
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th Marathon 2:07:39

Road race wins

  • Corrida de Langueux: 2013
  • Mumbai Marathon: 2015
  • Dubai Marathon: 2016
  • Hamburg Marathon: 2016
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