Tesfaye Tafa

Tesfaye Tafa
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 CairoMarathon

Tesfaye Tafa (born 15 November 1962) is a retired Ethiopian runner. In addition to being the African marathon champion in 1990, he is noted for winning the Amsterdam Marathon as well as being the first African to ever win the Mexico City Marathon, setting a new course record (that has since been broken).

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ethiopia
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 5th Long race
3rd Team [1]
Mexico City Marathon Mexico City, Mexico 1st Marathon 2:17:54
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 14th Long race
2nd Team [2]
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 11th Marathon 2:14:29
African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st Marathon 2:33:38
1991 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 7th Marathon 2:14:07
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:13:26
1992 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 10th Marathon 2:13:36
1993 World Cup Marathon Marathon San Sebastián, Spain 14th Marathon 2:11:57

References



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