Tesfaye is pictured above crossing the line in the Marathon at the 2001 World Athletics
Championships in Edmonton, Canada. He finished in fourth place in a time of 2.13.58,
just four tenths of a second behind the bronze medal winner Stefano Baldini.
At the previous years Olympic Games in Sydney, Tola enjoyed the highlight
of his career when winning the bronze medal in the Marathon.
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Men's Marathon.
2000 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Gezahgne Abera |
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ETH |
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2: 10: 11 |
| 2. Eric Wainaina |
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KEN |
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2: 10: 31 |
| 3. Tesfaye Tola |
|
ETH |
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2: 11: 10 |
| 4. Jon Brown |
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GBR |
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2: 11: 17 |
| 5. Giacomo Leone |
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ITA |
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2: 12: 14 |
| 6. Martin Fiz |
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SPA |
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2: 13: 06 |
| 7. Abdelkader El Mouaziz |
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MOR |
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2: 13: 49 |
| 8. Mohamed Ouaadi |
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FRA |
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2: 14: 04 |
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Men's Marathon.
2001 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Gezahegne ABERA |
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ETH |
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2.12.42 |
| 2. Simon BIWOTT |
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KEN |
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2.12.43 |
| 3. Stefano BALDINI |
|
ITA |
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2.13.18 |
| 4. Tesfaye TOLA |
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ETH |
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2.13.58 |
| 5. Shigeru ABURAYA |
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JAP |
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2.14.07 |
| 6. Abdelkader EL MOUAZIZ |
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MOR |
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2.15.41 |
| 7. Tesfaye JIFAR |
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ETH |
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2.16.52 |
| 8. Yoshiteru MORISHITA |
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JAP |
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2.17.05 |
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PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
10,000 Metres 28:12.32 Hengelo 30 MAY 1999
15 Kilometres 43:13 Nijmegen 11 NOV 2001
Half Marathon 59:51 Malmö 12 JUN 2000
25 Kilometres 1:14:26 Amsterdam 18 OCT 2009
30 Kilometres 1:29:40 Amsterdam 18 OCT 2009
Marathon 2:06:57 Amsterdam 17 OCT 1999
ANNUAL PROGRESS MARATHON.
2013 2:13:20 Beijing 20 OCT
2012 2:13:21 Guangzhou 18 NOV
2010 2:16:59 Dubai 22 JAN
2009 2:10:22 Amsterdam 18 OCT
2008 2:09:38 Dubai 18 JAN
2007 2:10:45 Roma 18 MAR
2006 2:13:12 Eindhoven 08 OCT
2005 2:09:17 Amsterdam 16 OCT
2004 2:09:07 London 18 APR
2002 2:09:56 Seoul 03 NOV
2001 2:12:05 Tokyo 18 FEB
2000 2:11:10 Sydney 01 OCT
1999 2:06:57 Amsterdam 17 OCT (personal best)