Tadese Tola

Tadese Tola ( born October 31, 1987 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

In 2006 he was. Athletics at the Africa Championships in Bambous fifth in the 10,000 m and seventh in the road race World Championships in Debrecen The following year he finished seventh at the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa and arrived at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka 10,000 m on the 13th Place. In 2008 he was fifth at the Delhi Half Marathon and the San Silvestre won Vallecana.

In 2009 he was on his debut over this distance in 2:15:48 hours tenth the Chicago Marathon. The following year he was second at the RAK Half Marathon. Then he won the Paris Marathon, increasing thereby his personal record by over nine minutes to 2:06:41 h In the fall he won the Portugal Half Marathon and was second at the Frankfurt Marathon. With 2:05:10 in the Dubai Marathon 2012, he qualified for the Olympic Games in London.

Personal Best

  • 3000 m: 7:43,70 min 19 May 2007 Herrera
  • 5000 m: 13:18,82 min, June 8, 2007, Villeneuve d'Ascq
  • 10,000 m: 27:04,89 min, June 2, 2007 Neerpelt
  • 10 - km road race: 27:48 min 16 May, 2009, New York City
  • Half Marathon: 59:49 min, February 19, 2010, Ra's al -Khaimah
  • Marathon: 2:04:49 h, 2013, Dubai
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