Atsedu Tsegay Tesfay (born 17 December 1991) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner. In 2012, he won Prague Half Marathon in a time of 58:47 — the best

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performance of the year and an Ethiopian record. His first major international appearance was at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he placed sixth in the 5000 metres final. In 2011 he won the

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with a course record of 58:11 minutes and the Corrida de Langueux in another course record of 27:46 minutes. He was also runner-up at the

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that year. At the start of the following year he took the bronze medal at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships. He also won the

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at the end of that year. In 2013 he had limited outings but placed fourth at the Lille Half Marathon and won both the

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and the

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(breaking the course record at the latter race).Mulkeen, Jon (2013-12-15)
Tsegay breaks course record at Delhi Half Marathon
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.

Personal bests

* 5000 metres – 13:54.24 min (2010) *

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– 27:28.11 min (2013) *

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– 27:46 min (2011) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

– 58:47 min (2012)

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* 1991 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male cross country runners 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub