Athlete Profile
Zersenay Tadese
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Eritrea - DATE OF BIRTH 08 FEB 1982
TOP STORIES
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30 JAN 2013 Tadese set to attack his own World Half-marathon record in Prague
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01 JAN 2011 Fulfilling favourite roles, Tadese and Augusto prevail in Madrid
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24 OCT 2010 Focus on Athletes - Zersenay Tadese
| Personal Best - Outdoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 Metres | 7:39.93 | Doha | 13 MAY 2005 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:19.34 | Eugene, OR | 10 JUN 2007 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 12:59.27 | Roma | 14 JUL 2006 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | 26:37.25 | Bruxelles | 25 AUG 2006 | ||
| 10 Kilometres | 27:24 | Manchester | 20 MAY 2007 | ||
| 15 Kilometres | 41:33 | Lisboa | 21 MAR 2010 | ||
| 20 Kilometres | 55:21 | Lisboa | 21 MAR 2010 | ||
| Half Marathon | 58:23 | Lisboa | 21 MAR 2010 | ||
| 30 Kilometres | 1:29:06 | London | 25 APR 2010 | ||
| Marathon | 2:10:41 | London | 22 APR 2012 | ||
| Progression - Outdoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2008 | 7:45.25 | Zaragoza | 31 MAY | |
| 2006 | 7:52.65 | Zaragoza | 03 JUN | |
| 2005 | 7:39.93 | Doha | 13 MAY | |
| 2003 | 7:43.89 | Sevilla | 07 JUN | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 8:19.34 | Eugene, OR | 10 JUN | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2011 | 12:59.32 | Barcelona | 22 JUL | |
| 2009 | 13:07.02 | Málaga | 27 JUN | |
| 2006 | 12:59.27 | Roma | 14 JUL | |
| 2005 | 13:12.23 | Sevilla | 04 JUN | |
| 2004 | 13:13.74 | Roma | 02 JUL | |
| 2003 | 13:05.57 | Paris Saint-Denis | 31 AUG | |
| 10,000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 27:33.51 | London (OS) | 04 AUG | |
| 2011 | 26:51.09 | Eugene, OR | 03 JUN | |
| 2009 | 26:50.12 | Berlin | 17 AUG | |
| 2008 | 27:05.11 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 17 AUG | |
| 2007 | 27:00.30 | Alger | 19 JUL | |
| 2006 | 26:37.25 | Bruxelles | 25 AUG | |
| 2005 | 27:04.70 | Bruxelles | 26 AUG | |
| 2004 | 27:22.57 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 20 AUG | |
| 2002 | 28:47.29 | Radés | 07 AUG | |
| 10 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 28:05 | Kavarna | 06 OCT | |
| 2011 | 27:44 | Luanda | 31 DEC | |
| 2008 | 27:51 | Bangalore | 18 MAY | |
| 2007 | 27:24 | Manchester | 20 MAY | |
| 2006 | 27:36 | Manchester | 21 MAY | |
| 2004 | 27:59 | Manchester | 23 MAY | |
| 15 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 42:09 | Lisboa | 25 MAR | |
| 2010 | 41:33 | Lisboa | 21 MAR | |
| 2008 | 42:02 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 OCT | |
| 2007 | 41:34 | Udine | 14 OCT | |
| 2006 | 41:47 | Debrecen | 08 OCT | |
| 2005 | 42:17 | Nijmegen | 20 NOV | |
| 2003 | 43:27 | Vilamoura | 04 OCT | |
| 20 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 57:11 | Kavarna | 06 OCT | |
| 2010 | 55:21 | Lisboa | 21 MAR | |
| 2009 | 56:23 | Birmingham, GBR | 11 OCT | |
| 2008 | 56:45 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 OCT | |
| 2007 | 56:13 | Udine | 14 OCT | |
| 2006 | 56:01 | Debrecen | 08 OCT | |
| Half Marathon | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 59:34 | Lisboa | 25 MAR | |
| 2011 | 58:30 | Lisboa | 20 MAR | |
| 2010 | 58:23 | Lisboa | 21 MAR | |
| 2009 | 59:35 | Birmingham | 11 OCT | |
| 2008 | 59:56 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 OCT | |
| 2007 | 58:59 | Udine | 14 OCT | |
| 2006 | 59:16 | Rotterdam | 10 SEP | |
| 2003 | 1:01:26 | Vilamoura | 04 OCT | |
| 2002 | 1:03:05 | Bruxelles | 05 MAY | |
| 30 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 1:30:04 | London | 22 APR | |
| 2010 | 1:29:06 | London | 25 APR | |
| 2009 | 1:29:07 | London | 26 APR | |
| Marathon | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 2:10:41 | London | 22 APR | |
| 2010 | 2:12:03 | London | 25 APR | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 14 | 13:40.27 | Helsinki | 14 AUG 2005 | ||
| 28th Olympic Games | 7 | 13:24.31 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 28 AUG 2004 | ||
| 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 8 | 13:05.57 | Paris Saint-Denis | 31 AUG 2003 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| The XXX Olympic Games | 6 | 27:33.51 | London (OS) | 04 AUG 2012 | ||
| 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 4 | 27:22.57 | Daegu | 28 AUG 2011 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 2 | 26:50.12 | Berlin | 17 AUG 2009 | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 5 | 27:05.11 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 17 AUG 2008 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 4 | 27:21.37 | Osaka | 27 AUG 2007 | ||
| 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 6 | 27:12.82 | Helsinki | 08 AUG 2005 | ||
| 28th Olympic Games | 3 | 27:22.57 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 20 AUG 2004 | ||
| 13rd African Championships in Athletics | 6 | 28:47.29 | Radés | 07 AUG 2002 | ||
| 20 Kilometres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 1st IAAF World Road Running Championships | 1 | 56:01 | Debrecen | 08 OCT 2006 | ||
| Half Marathon | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | 1 | 1:00:19 | Kavarna | 06 OCT 2012 | ||
| IAAF / SINOPEC World Half Marathon Championships | 2 | 1:00:11 | Nanning | 16 OCT 2010 | ||
| IAAF/EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships 2009 | 1 | 59:35 | Birmingham | 11 OCT 2009 | ||
| IAAF / Caixa World Half Marathon Championships | 1 | 59:56 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 OCT 2008 | ||
| 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships | 1 | 58:59 | Udine | 14 OCT 2007 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | 7 | 1:01:26 | Vilamoura | 04 OCT 2003 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | 21 | 1:03:05 | Bruxelles | 05 MAY 2002 | ||
| Senior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 3 | 35:04 | Amman | 28 MAR 2009 | ||
| 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 3 | 34:43 | Edinburgh | 30 MAR 2008 | ||
| 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 35:50 | Mombasa | 24 MAR 2007 | ||
| Long Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 4 | 35:47 | Fukuoka | 02 APR 2006 | ||
| 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 2 | 35:20 | St Etienne - St Galmier | 20 MAR 2005 | ||
| 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 6 | 36:37 | Bruxelles | 21 MAR 2004 | ||
| 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 9 | 37:10 | Lausanne | 30 MAR 2003 | ||
| 30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships | 30 | 36:37 | Dublin | 24 MAR 2002 | ||
