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Tadesse TOLA

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    31 OCT 1987     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14181703
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Bronze
Tadesse Tola improves all the way to 2:06:23 to take the 2010 Paris Marathon (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 253 for 2 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 1151 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:43.70 Herrera (ESP) 19 MAY 2007 1154
5000 Metres 13:18.82 Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) 08 JUN 2007 1142
10,000 Metres 27:04.89 Neerpelt (BEL) 02 JUN 2007 1218
10 Kilometres 27:48 New York, NY (USA) 16 MAY 2009 1160
15 Kilometres 43:49 Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) 01 MAY 2008 1083
10 Miles Road 46:01 Washington, DC (USA) 01 APR 2007 1147
20 Kilometres 57:27 Debrecen (HUN) 08 OCT 2006 WU20B 1161
Half Marathon 59:49 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 19 FEB 2010 1200
Marathon 2:04:49 Dubai (UAE) 25 JAN 2013 1256

Legend

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Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:10:13 Shenzhen (CHN) 15 DEC 2019 1158

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2007 7:43.70 Herrera (ESP) 19 MAY 2007
2006 8:02.23 Hérouville (FRA) 24 JUN 2006

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2007 13:18.82 Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) 08 JUN 2007
2006 13:19.47 Kassel (GER) 08 JUN 2006

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009 28:51.38 Addis Abeba (ETH) 29 APR 2009
2008 27:15.17 Eugene, OR (USA) 08 JUN 2008
2007 27:04.89 Neerpelt (BEL) 02 JUN 2007
2006 28:15.16 Bambous (MRI) 13 AUG 2006

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 29:27 Boulder, CO (USA) 29 MAY 2017
2012 29:01 Ottawa (CAN) 26 MAY 2012
2010 28:21 Langueux (FRA) 26 JUN 2010
2009 27:48 New York, NY (USA) 16 MAY 2009
2008 28:21 Minneapolis, MN (USA) 02 AUG 2008
2007 28:16 Houilles (FRA) 31 DEC 2007
2006 28:22 Addis Abeba (ETH) 26 NOV 2006

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 43:53 Utica, NY (USA) 11 JUL 2010
2008 43:49 Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) 01 MAY 2008

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2007 46:01 Washington, DC (USA) 01 APR 2007

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2006 57:27 Debrecen (HUN) 08 OCT 2006

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2016 1:05:16 Bogotá (COL) 31 JUL 2016
2015 1:04:49 Bogotá (COL) 26 JUL 2015
2010 59:49 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 19 FEB 2010
2009 1:01:06 New York, NY (USA) 16 AUG 2009
2008 1:00:45 New Delhi (IND) 09 NOV 2008
2007 1:01:37 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 09 FEB 2007

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 2:10:13 Shenzhen (CHN) 15 DEC 2019
2018 2:17:03 Dublin (IRL) 28 OCT 2018
2017 2:16:44 Toronto (CAN) 22 OCT 2017
2016 2:11:52 Frankfurt (GER) 30 OCT 2016
2015 2:10:30 Xiamen (CHN) 03 JAN 2015
2014 2:05:57 Tokyo (JPN) 23 FEB 2014
2013 2:04:49 Dubai (UAE) 25 JAN 2013
2012 2:05:10 Dubai (UAE) 27 JAN 2012
2011 2:07:13 Eindhoven (NED) 09 OCT 2011
2010 2:06:31 Frankfurt (GER) 31 OCT 2010
2009 2:15:48 Chicago, IL (USA) 11 OCT 2009

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. Marathon 2:10:23 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 17 AUG 2013

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. 20 Kilometres 57:27 Debrecen (HUN) 08 OCT 2006

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. Senior Race 37:04 Mombasa (KEN) 24 MAR 2007
10. U20 Race 24:09 Fukuoka (JPN) 02 APR 2006

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 10,000 Metres 28:15.16 Bambous (MRI) 13 AUG 2006

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 10,000 Metres 27:28.08 Algiers (ALG) 19 JUL 2007

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 28:48.4h Addis Abeba (ETH) 02 MAY 2007
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
15 DEC 2019 Shenzhen Marathon, Shenzhen CHNCHN GL F 1. 2:10:13

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