Tesfaye Abera Dibaba (born 31 March 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathons. His personal best of 2:04:24 hours ranks him in the all-time top ten, as of 2016. He has won marathons in

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and

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. He twice represented Ethiopia at the

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, taking the team title in 2013 and in 2015.

Career

Tesfaye began competing in foreign road races in 2011 and placed sixth at that year's

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. He set a

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best of 60:32 minutes to place third at the Nice Half Marathon and also took third at the

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. In 2013, a fifth-place finish at the

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earned him selection for Ethiopia at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. On his international debut he finished 14th and helped Ethiopia to the team title. He ran in several European road races later that year but failed to place in the top three at all but the Corrida de Langueux,Tesfaye Abera Dibaba
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 19 April 2016. where he was the winner. His 2014 was low-key, as he neither improved his bests nor had a podium finish. The 2015 marked a breakthrough for Tesfaye as he won his marathon debut with a run of 2:09:46 hours at the

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. He was reselected for the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but failed to build on his previous success, ending in 26th place. He ran in two further marathons that year, taking eighth at the high-profile

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(2:10:49) and the runner-up spot and the lower level Hengshui Lake International Marathon (2:10:00). The 2016 season marked a sudden improvement for Tesfaye's running. Opening at the

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, he led in a very fast-paced race and out-sprinted defending champion Lemi Berhanu Hayle in the final section to win 2:04:24 hours. This was one second off the course record and represented a personal best by over five minutes. The time moved him into ninth place on the all-time marathon lists and third among Ethiopians, after Dubai course record holder

Ayele Abshero Ayele Abshero Biza ( am, አየለ አብሽሮ ቢዛ, born 28 December 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in cross country and road races. He came to prominence with a junior silver medal at the 2008 IAAF Worl ...

and former world record holder

Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champion ...

. He continued his winning ways at the

that April, beating Philemon Rono with another quick run of 2:06:58 hours.Beating the winds, Melkamu and Abera cruise to fast victories in Hamburg
IAAF (17 April 2016). Retrieved on 2016-04-19.

International competitions

Road race wins

* Corrida de Langueux: 2013 *

: 2015 *

: 2016 *

: 2016

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abera, Tesfaye Living people 1992 births Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners 21st-century Ethiopian people