Yemane Tsegay

Yemane Tsegay ( Yemane Tsegay Adhane; born April 8, 1985) is an Ethiopian marathon runner.

In 2008 he won the half marathon in 1:02:02 hours from Casablanca, was third at the Casablanca Marathon in 2:13:29 hours and put in the marathon of Macau with a 2:15:06 course record.

In 2009 he was second in 2:10:48 in Marrakech Marathon and then qualified as a fourth of the Paris Marathon with a time of 2:06:30 for the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, where he fourth in 2:08:42 been. In the fall he won then the Gyeongju International Marathon in 2:08:52.

In 2010 he won the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:09:34. At the Prague Half Marathon, he was third, at the Prague Marathon runner-up and the Berlin Marathon fourth. In 2011, he was ninth at the Tokyo Marathon, eighth in the Prague Marathon, third at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon and won the Taipei International Marathon.

2012 was followed by a tenth place in the Dubai Marathon, a victory at the Rotterdam Marathon.

Personal Best

  • Half Marathon: 1:01:37 h 27 March, 2010, Prague
  • Marathon: 2:04:48 h 15 April, 2012, Rotterdam
2009 World Championships in Athletics Berlin-Marathon Dubai-Marathon Rotterdam-Marathon World Marathon Majors
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