Kidane Tadesse Habtesilase (

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: ኪዳነ ታዳስሰ; born 1 January 1987) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and

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. He was born in Adi Bana. As a junior, he competed in the junior races at the

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, finishing sixteenth in 2005 and eleventh in 2006. He finished sixth in the 5000 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. At the 2008 Olympic Games he finished tenth in the 5000 metres and twelfth in the

. At the 2009 World Championships he finished ninth in the

and failed to reach the final of the 5000 metres. His best finish at the World Cross Country Championships in a senior race was 26th in

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. He was part of the Eritrean silver medal winning team at the

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. The following November he took third behind the competition's gold and silver medallists (

Joseph Ebuya Joseph Ebuya (born 20 June 1987) is a Kenyan professional runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and was the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships champion. Early life and career Ebuya is a rare example of a runner representing the T ...

and

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) at the Cross de Atapuerca, and was then second to Medhin at the Oeiras Cross. He was third behind the duo again at the

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in December. After missing the entirety of the 2011 track season, he returned to competition on grass and was a close second at the Cross de Atapuerca in November, losing in a sprint finish against the world champion

Imane Merga Imane Merga Jida (ኢማነ መርጋ ጂዳ) (born 15 October 1988) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He won his first world title at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ...

. At the Cross Valle de Llodio he was again runner-up, beaten by

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, but he edged Ebuya to win the Cross de la Constitución. His personal best times are 13:11.85 minutes in the 5000 meters, achieved in 2010 in

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; and 27:06.16 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2008 in

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. He is the younger brother of

Zersenay Tadese Zersenay Tadese (Tigrinya: ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ; born 8 February 1982) is an Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres ...

, who is an Olympic and World Championship medallist.Focus on Athletes - Zersenay Tadese
IAAF (2009-10-04). Retrieved on 2010-03-01.

Notes

*Although Kidane's brother, Zersenay Tadese, clarified that ''Tadasse'' and ''Tadesse'' were incorrect and that ''Tadese'' is the proper form of his

Habesha name The naming convention used in Eritrea and Ethiopia does not have family names and typically consists of an individual personal name and a separate patronymic. This is similar to Arabic, Icelandic, and Somali naming conventions. Traditionally for ...

, Kidane is most commonly known as ''Kidane Tadesse'' or ''Tadasse''.Kidane Tadesse
Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2010-12-08.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tadesse, Kidane 1987 births Living people Eritrean male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Eritrea