Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom (born 10 November 1986) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 m event at the

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and 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 15th and 9th, respectively.

Career

Nguse's international debut came at the

2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

, where he placed fourth in the 10,000 m with a personal best of 29:05.26 minutes. The following year he came 19th at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships. He showed much improved form in the racing circuit: he ran a 10,000 m best of 27:28.10 minutes, a

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best of 28:19 minutes, and won the

Zwolle Half Marathon Zwolle Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event held in Zwolle, Netherlands, in June. The race was first held in 2001 and attracts both amateur and professional runners. Over 3000 people took part in the 2008 edition of the race. ...

with a time of 61:39 minutes. After his Olympic performance he came third at the Zevenheuvelenloop and runner-up at the

Cross de l'Acier The Cross de l'Acier ( en, Cross of Steel) was an annual cross country running competition held in late November in Leffrinckoucke, France. First held in 1990, it was one of the foremost competitions of its type in France. Ten races were held at th ...

. In his first appearance at a major world race, he came 61st at the

2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2013. The races were held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall ...

. He achieved a half marathon best of 60:46 minutes at the

Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon The Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon (Chinese language, Chinese: 扬州鉴真国际半程马拉松赛) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance which takes place in April in Yangzhou, People's Republic of ...

in April. He finished in 8th place at the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

in 10000m in Moscow In 2014, Nguse won the 10000m race at the

2014 African Championships in Athletics The 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held in Marrakech, Morocco from 10 to 14 August 2014. The competition was the 19th edition of Africa senior championships. The competition served as preparation to African athletes for the next conti ...

held in Marrakech, becoming the first ever Eritrean to win a medal at the continental meet. At the

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, also held in Marrakech, Nguse was part of the Africa team running in the 5000m race alongside Kenyan

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. He won the bronze medal with a time of 13:31.31. 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 ...

held in Beijing, Nguse finished in 15th place. Nguse was selected to represent

Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics Eritrea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Eritrean National Olympic Committee selected a total of 12 athletes, e ...

, participating in the 10000m race. He finished in ninth place, in a race won by British runner

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tesfaldet Amlosom, Nguse Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Asmara Eritrean male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Eritrea Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Eritrea