 Tamirat at the 2015 Berlin Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Tamirat Tola Abera |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 33) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
| Medal record | |
Tamirat Tola Abera (born 11 August 1991) is an Ethiopian Olympic and world champion long-distance runner who competes in track, road and cross country events. He won gold medal in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting an Olympic record and the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Tamirat competed in the marathon at the 2017 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, earning silver and gold, respectively, setting a championship record at the latter in the process. He finished third at both the 2021 Tokyo and 2023 London Marathon and won the 2023 New York City Marathon, breaking the course record.
Career
At 22 in the Czech Republic, Tola won the 2013 České Budějovice Half Marathon in a time of 1:02:24. That same year, also in the Czech Republic, he further improved to 1:01:27 at the Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon, taking fourth place. Then in 2014, he finished the high-profile Dubai Marathon in fourth place with a time of 2:06:17.
In February 2015 in Addis Ababa, the relative newcomer Tola won the 32nd Jan Meda International Cross Country event, a 12-km race which he finished in 35:08 in a photo-finish with Bonsa Dida. This led to his selection for the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in March of that year. Making his international debut, he took sixth place in the senior race which helped the Ethiopians narrowly take the team title on equal points with Kenya (Muktar Edris, Hagos Gebrhiwet and Atsedu Tsegay were the other point-scoring team members). He had mixed fortunes in the rest of the season: he failed to finish the 2015 Berlin Marathon but set bests of 60:08 minutes for the half marathon and 27:22.64 minutes for the 10,000 metres.
Several good performances on the circuit in late 2015/early 2016 led to wins at the Cross Internacional de Itálica, Cross International de la Constitución, Boclassic and Great Ethiopian Run. He was part of the national team setup in 2016, this time for the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. He was again an essential team member with his fifth-place finish in a time of 60:06 minutes, pushing Ethiopia (through Abayneh Ayele, Tamirat, and Mule Wasihun) to the team silver medals.
In 2017, Tamirat participated in the World Championships held in London, earning the silver medal in the marathon with a time of 2:09:49.
In 2022, he went one better in the marathon at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, winning gold and setting a championship record of 2:05:36 in the process.
In 2023, he won the New York City Marathon with a course record time of 2:04:58.
In 2024, he won the Olympic marathon title in Paris with an Olympic Record time of 2:06:26. Tamirat was a late addition to the Ethiopian National Team due to injury of Sisay Lemma.
Achievements
International competitions
Circuit wins
- 2013: Hawassa Half Marathon (ETH), České Budějovice Half Marathon
- 2015: BOclassic
- 2017: Dubai Marathon, Prague Half Marathon
- 2018: BOclassic
- 2019: Bogotá Half Marathon
- 2021: Amsterdam Marathon
- 2022: Trento Half Marathon (ITA)
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres – 26:57.33 (Eugene, OR 2016)
- 10 kilometres – 28:12 (Bolzano 2018)
- Half marathon – 59:37 (Prague 2017)
- Marathon – 2:03:39 (Amsterdam 2021)
References
- Rathborn, Jack (19 August 2024). "Olympics marathon results and times in full as Tola wins men's race". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- Pugmire, Jerome (2024-08-10). "Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola wins men's marathon at Paris Olympics to end Kenya dominance". AP News. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- Murray, Nick (13 August 2016). "Mo Farah's dramatic comeback earns him Olympic 10,000m gold". CBC Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- "Report: men's marathon – IAAF World Championships London 2017 | REPORT | World Athletics". World Athletics. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- Graham, Pat (17 July 2022). "Tola leads 1-2 finish by Ethiopia in marathon at worlds". AP News. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- "Tokyo Marathon 2021 Marathon Report". Tokyo Marathon Foundation. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- Kahler, Theo (23 April 2023). "Results and Highlights From the 2024 London Marathon". Runner's World. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- Bowman, Emma (5 November 2023). "Tamirat Tola sets new NYC marathon record for men's race". National Public Radio. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- Nohejl, Tomáš (6 August 2013). "Second ever Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathon scores Ethiopian personal record double" (PDF). RunCzech. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- Honsová, Veronika (16 September 2013). "Records galore at the Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon" (PDF). RunCzech. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- Wenig, Jörg (2014-01-24). Teenager Mekonnen's stunning marathon debut win in Dubai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-29.
- "Results Dubai Marathon 2014". Watch Athletics. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- Gebrhiwet and Yalew lead Ethiopia's World Cross team for Guiyang. IAAF (2015-03-18). Retrieved on 2016-03-29.
- "Yalew and Tola triumph at the Jan Meda International Cross Country". Museum of World Athletics. 1 February 2015.
- "Kamworor maintains his perfect championship record in Guiyang". World Athletics. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- "World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Guiyang (Qingzhen), Placing Table". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Tamrat Tola. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-29.
- Tamirat Tola. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-29.
- "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- "World Championships 2017: Callum Hawkins fourth as Geoffrey Kirui wins marathon". bbc.com. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- Draper, Kevin (2022-07-17). "A Strategic Marathon Ends with a World Championships Record". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- "Tamirat Tola Takes Convincing Solo Win And Course Record At 2023 TCS New York City Marathon". 8 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- Cacciola, Scot (5 November 2023). "2023 New York City Marathon: Hellen Obiri and Tamirat Tola Win Elite Women's and Men's Races". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- Bowman, Emma (November 5, 2023). "Tamirat Tola sets new NYC marathon record for men's race". NPR. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- Rowbottom, Mike (10 August 2024). "Ethiopia's late sub Tola wins marathon in Olympic record in brutal conditions over hugely challenging course". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
- Tamirat Tola at World Athletics
- Tamirat Tola at Diamond League
- Tamirat Tola at ARRS
- Tamirat Tola at Olympics.com
- Tamirat Tola at Olympedia
| Olympic champions in men's marathon | |
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| World champions in men's marathon | |
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- Ethiopian male long-distance runners
- Ethiopian male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ethiopia
- Olympic gold medalists for Ethiopia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ethiopia
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia
- 21st-century Ethiopian people