Yared Asmerom Tesfit (born 4 February 1980 in

Asmara Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The c ...

) 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 Ethiopi ...

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 in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

who specializes in the

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s. He was born in

Biography

In 2005 he finished ninth at the World Half Marathon Championships and 25th at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

. In 2006 he competed at the World Road Running Championships but did not finish the race. He finished fourth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships. He also ran in the half marathon at the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Niger ...

that year, but finished in fifteenth place.Asmerom Yared
IAAF. Retrieved on 23 October 2011. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games and was his country's best performer in the marathon, finishing in eighth place. He made further appearances in Eritrea's World Championships marathon squad, but failed to finish the distance in both 2009 and 2011. On the

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ...

circuit, he set a personal best time of 2:08:34 hours at the

Lake Biwa Marathon The was a marathon race held in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. It was one of the prominent marathons in Japan. It was a male only competition and had IAAF Gold Label status.Nakamura, Ken (2010-03-07)Tsegay takes Lake Biwa crown IAAF. Retrieved on 2010- ...

and finished as runner-up. He returned to that event the following year and again reached the podium, coming third in a time of 2:10:49 hours. He improved his personal best to 2:07:27 hours at the Chuncheon International Marathon, where he was second behind Stanley Biwott.Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (23 October 2011)
2:07:03 course record in Chuncheon for Biwott
IAAF. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.

Achievements

Personal bests

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 ...

- 1:00:28 hrs (2007) * Marathon - 2:07:27 hrs (2011)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asmerom, Yared 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Asmara Eritrean male long-distance runners Eritrean male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Eritrea Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Eritrea 21st-century Eritrean people