Nahom Mesfin Tariku (

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: ናሆም መስፍን ታሪኩ ; born 6 March 1989) is an Ethiopian

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who specialized in the

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. He competed at the

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and

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. He was born in Dila.

Running career

He reached the steeplechase final at the

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. Nahom represented Ethiopia at the

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, running the steeplechase. He represented Ethiopia again in the same event at the

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. In 2013 he moved to the United States, where he transitioned into a road racer. He first trained in

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in order to run at high altitude. He subsequently moved to

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, and went on to win a series of races in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. At a very competitive 2014 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, Mesfin finished in 12th place with a time of 47:30.
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Competition record

Personal bests

*3000 metres indoor- 7:46.39 min (2008) *3000 metres steeplechase - 8:12.04 min (2011) *1500 metres indoor- 3:43.31 (2008) *5000 metres- 13:29.74 (2009) *2000 metres steeplechase- 5:29.51 (2005)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tariku, Nahom 1989 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region African Games bronze medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people