Tadesse Abraham (born 12 August 1982) is an

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

-born Swiss

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 ...

who specialises in the

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 ...

Career

Tadesse Abraham competed in the marathon event at the

2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...

in Beijing, China. In 2016, he finished 7th in the Marathon at the Rio Summer Olympics. In the same year, he won gold in the half marathon at the

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

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and improved the Swiss national record of

Viktor Röthlin Viktor Röthlin (born October 14, 1974 in Kerns, Obwalden) is a Swiss former long-distance runner, who specialized in the marathon. Röthlin won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, the bronze medal ...

, set in 2007, to 2:06:40 at the Seoul Marathon. Due to an injury, Abraham missed most of the 2017 season, including the

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. He made his marathon comeback at the

New York City Marathon The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor) is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishe ...

in November, where he finished 5th.

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* * 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Asmara Swiss male long-distance runners Swiss male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Switzerland Eritrean male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Switzerland European Athletics Championships medalists Eritrean emigrants to Switzerland Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub