Tamirat Tola

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Tamirat Tola
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Tamirat at the 2015 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Full nameTamirat Tola Abera
NationalityEthiopian
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
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Eugene Marathon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London Marathon
World Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Cardiff Team
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Guiyang Team
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 New York Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 London Marathon

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. [1] He won gold medal in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting an Olympic record [2] and the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [3] 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. [4] [5] He finished third at both the 2021 Tokyo and 2023 London Marathon and won the 2023 New York City Marathon, breaking the course record. [6] [7] [8]

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Career

At 22 in the Czech Republic, Tamirat Tola won the 2013 České Budějovice Half Marathon in a time of 1:02:24. [9] 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 behind Philemon Limo (Kenya), Abebe Negewo (Ethiopa), and Julius Arile Lomerinyang (Kenya). [10] Then in 2014, he finished the high-profile Dubai Marathon in fourth place with a time of 2:06:17. [11] [12]

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. [13] [14] 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). [15] 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. [16]

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. [16] 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. [15]

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. [17] [18]

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. [19]

In 2023, he won the New York City Marathon with a course record time of 2:04:58. [20] [21] [22]

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. [23]

Achievements

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
2015 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China6thSenior race 35:33
1stTeam20 pts
2016 World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff, United Kingdom5thHalf marathon1:00:06
2ndTeam3:01:16
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd10,000 m 27:06.26
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom2ndMarathon 2:09:49
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States1stMarathon 2:05:36 CR
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary –Marathon DNF
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 1stMarathon 2:06:26
World Marathon Majors
2015 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany– Marathon DNF
2018 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States– Marathon DNF
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States4th Marathon 2:08:30
2019 London Marathon London, United Kingdom6th Marathon 2:06:57
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States4th Marathon 2:09:20
2020 London Marathon London, United Kingdom6th Marathon 2:06:41
2022 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan3rd Marathon 2:04:14
2023 London Marathon London, United Kingdom3rd Marathon 2:04:59
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States1st Marathon 2:04:58

Circuit wins

Personal bests

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