Dino Sefir Kemal (born 28 May 1988) is an Ethiopian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. He was one of three members of the Ethiopian team who competed in the

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at the

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.BBC Sport Olympics: Dino Sefir
Retrieved on 2010-08-02.2012 Olympics entry list by event, track and field, as of July 27, 2012
Retrieved on 2010-08-02. He qualified with a time of 2:04:50 at the 2012

Dubai Marathon The Dubai Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since 1998. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. History Initial era The inaugural Dubai Marathon was held ...

,IAAF athlete bio
Retrieved on 2010-08-02. one of the top five personal records among the marathon entrants at the 2012 Olympics. He is coached by

Renato Canova Renato Canova is an Italian athletics coach. Biography Renato Canova is well known for coaching Kenyan-born Qatari Saif Saaeed Shaheen (3000m steeplechase world record holder) along with a plethora of other great athletes including 10,000 meter ...

Career

Born in the

Shewa Shewa ( am, ሸዋ; , om, Shawaa), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa (''Scioà'' in Italian language, Italian), is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous monarchy, kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The ...

region of Ethiopia, Dino made his first impact internationally with a

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in the

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at the

2007 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest ...

, finishing behind

Mathew Kisorio Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio (born 16 May 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions. He has a half marathon best of 58:46 minutes (making him the third fastest ever) and a mar ...

and

Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel (born 24 November 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest of all time for the distance. He ...

. He travelled abroad for the first time in 2008 and set a best of 13:11.69 minutes for the distance at the

Golden Spike Ostrava Golden Spike ( cz, Zlatá tretra) is an annual athletics event at the Městský Stadion in Ostrava- Vítkovice, Czech Republic as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1961. The history of the meeting was interru ...

.Dino Sefer
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-05-06. He broke through as a senior athlete in 2009, winning the

Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut The Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Hannut in the Belgium, Belgian province of Liège (province), Liège. It holds permit meeting status from the European Athletic Association and attract ...

and finishing runner-up at the

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. He gained his first major international selection as a result and placed 15th at the

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. He was runner-up over

at the

Ethiopian Athletics Championships The Ethiopian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Ethiopia. The competition was first held in 1971.

and set a best of 28:39 minutes for the

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at the

World 10K Bangalore The World 10K Bengaluru (known as the TCS World 10K Bengaluru for sponsorship reasons by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)) is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition which takes place in Bangalore, India. The competition was first ...

at the end of the year. The focus of his 2010 season was a move up to the

distance, but he made only a modest debut at the low-key Maratón de Castellón, finishing eighth in a time of 2:20:36 hours. Third place at the

Jan Meda Cross Country The Jan Meda International Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition held at the Jan Meda Race Course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Typically held in January or February, the event serves as the national championship for Ethiopia a ...

saw him chosen for the

2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 20, 2011. The races were held at the Polideportivo Antonio Gil Hernández in Punta Umbría, Spain. Reports of the event were given for the IAAF. Preparation The Unite ...

and there he shared in the team

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with Ethiopia through his twelfth-place finish. A month later he won the

Humarathon The Humarathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place between Ivry-sur-Seine and Vitry-sur-Seine in France every Easter Weekend (usually April). First held in 1986,Civai, Franco et al (2012-04-16)Humarathon Association of R ...

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race with a course record of 59:42 minutes – a time which established him among the world's top road runners. He was very active in May: he won the 15 km du Puy-en-Velay, placed second at the national championships in the 10,000 m, then finished third at the

Ottawa Marathon The Ottawa Race Weekend (also known as Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend for sponsorship reasons) is an annual weekend of road running events held the last weekend of May in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The two-day running event includes se ...

with a much improved best of 2:10:33 hours. Dino made his senior track debut at September's

2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ...

and set a new personal best of 28:23.40 minuties for the 10,000 m, but did not win a medal. Dino's run at the 2013

raised him to eighth place in the all-time marathon lists, as he was runner-up to

Ayele Abshero Ayele Abshero Biza ( am, አየለ አብሽሮ ቢዛ, born 28 December 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in cross country and road races. He came to prominence with a junior silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World ...

with a time of 2:04:50 hours – this was the second fastest non-winning time at that point. He was selected for the Ethiopian marathon team at the

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, but he could not repeat his earlier form and dropped out of the Olympic race. His next marathon outing came at the

2013 Tokyo Marathon The 2013 Tokyo Marathon ( ja, 東京マラソン 2013) was the seventh edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 24 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be hel ...

, but his time of 2:09:13 hours saw him finish eighth in the field. Dino took victory at the

Nice Half Marathon The Nice Half Marathon (french: Semi-marathon international de Nice) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) held in April in the city of Nice, France. It is organised by the Azur Sport Organisation, wh ...

that April. He did not perform well in the rest of the season, finishing 14th in Bangalore and tenth at the

Portugal Half Marathon Luso Portugal Half Marathon or Luso Meia Maratona de Portugal is an annual half marathon contested every October in Lisbon, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose ...

and

Falmouth Road Race The Falmouth Road Race is an annual road race on Cape Cod from Woods Hole, a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, to Falmouth Heights. The race organizer is Falmouth Road Race, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that puts on the race e ...

. He entered the

Frankfurt Marathon The Frankfurt Marathon (official name as of 2016: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, until 2015: BMW Frankfurt Marathon, until 2010: Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon) is a marathon which has taken place every year in Frankfurt am Main since its inception i ...

, but was some way off his best, recording 2:09:22 hours for seventh. He won the 2016

Barcelona Marathon The Zurich Barcelona Marathon ( Catalan: ''Marató Barcelona''), formerly the Marathon Catalunya and later the Marató de Catalunya, is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of usually held in March in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ...

recording 2:09:03 hours, on 13 March.ARA Newspaper
Dino Sefir i Valerary Jemeli Aiyabei guanyen la Marató de Barcelona

Competition record

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:44.37 min (2009) *

– 13:11.69 min (2008) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

– 28:23.40 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 shortcu ...

– 59:42 min (2011) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:04:50 (2012)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sefir, Dino Living people 1988 births Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Ethiopia 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people