Tadesse Tola
 Tola at the 2010 Paris Marathon |
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Representing  Ethiopia
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| World Championships | ||
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2013 Moscow | Marathon |
| All-Africa Games | ||
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2007 Algiers | 10,000 m |
| World Road Running Championships | ||
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2006 Debrecen | Team |
Tadese Tola (born 31 October 1987 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He has represented Ethiopia at World championship level in cross country, road running, and on the track.
He made his first impact in 2006, helping the Ethiopian teams to bronze medals in the junior race at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 20 km race at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships. He won a silver medal at the All-Africa Games in the 10,000 metres and ran at the 2007 World Championships.
He has largely focused on road running since 2008, scoring wins at the New York City Half Marathon and San Silvestre Vallecana. He made his marathon debut in 2009 at the Chicago Marathon and won on his second attempt at the Paris Marathon. He was the bronze medallist in the marathon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
He competed as a junior at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and helped the Ethiopian team to a junior team bronze with his tenth-place finish. At the 2006 African Championships he finished fifth in the 10,000 metres with a personal best time of 28:15.16 minutes. He finished seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships, thereby helping Ethiopia to a bronze medal in the team competition.
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