Tesfaye Abera

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 Dubai, Hamburg and Mumbai. He twice represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking the team title in 2013 and in 2015.

Tesfaye Abera
Personal information
Born31 March 1992 (1992-03-31) (age 28)[1]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)10,000 m – marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10,000 m – 29:50.1 (2011)
10 km – 28:21 (2013)
HM – 60:32 (2012)
Marathon – 2:04:24 (2016)[3]

Career

Tesfaye began competing in foreign road races in 2011 and placed sixth at that year's Singelloop Utrecht. He set a half marathon best of 60:32 minutes to place third at the Nice Half Marathon and also took third at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon. In 2013, a fifth-place finish at the Jan Meda International 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,[4] where he was the winner.[5] His 2014 was low-key, as he neither improved his bests nor had a podium finish.[4]

The 2015 marked a breakthrough for Tesfaye as he won his marathon debut with a run of 2:09:46 hours at the Mumbai Marathon.[6] He was reselected for the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but failed to build on his previous success, ending in 26th place.[7] He ran in two further marathons that year, taking eighth at the high-profile Hamburg Marathon (2:10:49) and the runner-up spot and the lower level Hengshui Lake International Marathon (2:10:00).[4]

The 2016 season marked a sudden improvement for Tesfaye's running. Opening at the Dubai Marathon, 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.[8][9] The time moved him into ninth place on the all-time marathon lists and third among Ethiopians, after Dubai course record holder Ayele Abshero and former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie.[10] He continued his winning ways at the Hamburg Marathon that April, beating Philemon Rono with another quick run of 2:06:58 hours.[11]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 14th Senior race 33:35
1st Senior team 38 pts
2015 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 1st Marathon 2:09:46
World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 26th Senior race 36:59
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 8th Marathon 2:10:49
Hengshui Lake Marathon Hengshui, China 2nd Marathon 2:10:00
2016 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Marathon 2:04:24
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 1st Marathon 2:06:58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Marathon DNF
2017 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 18th Marathon 2:16:09
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th Marathon 2:07:39

Road race wins

References
  1. Tesfaye Abera. nbcolympics.com
  2. Tesfaye Abera. rio2016.com
  3. Tesfaye Abera. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.
  4. Tesfaye Abera Dibaba. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.
  5. Vazel, Pierre-Jean (23 June 2013). Abera and Eticha secure Ethiopian double in Langueux. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-19.
  6. G. Viswanath (19 January 2015). Abera, Mekash triumph. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2016-04-19.
  7. Tesfaye Abera. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.
  8. Mulkeen, Jon (22 January 2016). Ethiopia's Abera and Tsegaye triumph at Dubai Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-19.
  9. The Marathon World Record Survives But 30k WR Falls As Unknown Tesfaye Abera Comes From Behind To Win Dubai Marathon In 2:04:24. Let's Run (22 January 2016). Retrieved on 2016-04-19.
  10. senior outdoor Marathon men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.
  11. Beating the winds, Melkamu and Abera cruise to fast victories in Hamburg. IAAF (17 April 2016). Retrieved on 2016-04-19.
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