Tesfaye Tola (born October 19, 1974) is a long-distance runner most known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women The next year he finished fourth at the 2001 World Championships, and fourth in the World Half Marathon Championships. The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on 7th October 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run simultaneously with that year's
He was born in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Arsi (or Arssi is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya and spelled Oromiyaa in the Oromo language) is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( kililoch) of NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres - 28:12. 32 (1999)
- 8 kilometres - 43:13 (2001)
- Half marathon - 59:51 (2000)
- Marathon - 2:06:57 (1999)
External links
IAAF profile for Tesfaye Tola
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