Tadese Tola

Tadese Tola

Tola at the 2010 Paris Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Marathon
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers 10,000 m
World Road Running Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Debrecen Team

Tadese Tola (born 31 October 1987 in Addis Ababa[1]) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He has represented Ethiopia at World championship level in cross country, road running, and on the track.

He made his first impact in 2006, helping the Ethiopian teams to bronze medals in the junior race at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 20 km race at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships. He won a silver medal at the All-Africa Games in the 10,000 metres and ran at the 2007 World Championships.

He has largely focused on road running since 2008, scoring wins at the New York City Half Marathon and San Silvestre Vallecana. He made his marathon debut in 2009 at the Chicago Marathon and won on his second attempt at the Paris Marathon. He was the bronze medallist in the marathon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

  1. ^ Negash, Elshadai (3 May 2007). "Tola defeats Gebremariam in exciting sprint finish - Ethiopian Championships Day 1". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

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