Tolossa Kotu

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Tolossa Kotu Terfe (born 25 December 1952

long-distance runner and coach. He placed fourth in men's 10,000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics
and has coached the national teams of both Ethiopia and Bahrain.

Running career

Tolossa Kotu represented Ethiopia at the

Mohammed Kedir.[3] Track & Field News ranked him the seventh-best 10,000 m runner of 1980, behind the three runners he lost to at the Olympics and three whose countries boycotted the Olympics (Craig Virgin, Henry Rono and Toshihiko Seko); this was the only time he was ranked in the world's top 10.[4] In 1981 he represented Africa at 5,000 metres in the 1981 IAAF World Cup in Rome, placing fifth.[5]

Coaching career

Kotu remained active in distance running as a coach. Kenenisa Bekele joined Kotu's Mugher Cement Factory team as a 16-year-old in 1998, and Kotu coached him to multiple Olympic and world titles.[6][7][8] Kotu also coached Ethiopian national teams[9][10][11] before moving to Bahrain to coach that country's team.[7][12]

Notes

  1. ^ Tilastopaja gives his birth date as 15 March 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tolossa Kotu Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ Tolossa Kotu at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^
    ISBN 951-9466-20-7
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  4. ^ "World Rankings — Men's 10,000" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. International Association of Athletics Federations
    . p. 32. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. IAAF Diamond League. Archived from the original
    on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Bekele the apple of coach Kotu's eye". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  8. ISBN 978-1-6227-5135-8
    . Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  9. ^ "'Focus on Africans' - men's 10,000m Final biographies". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Ethiopia's final squad of 27 for Athens". International Association of Athletics Federations. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Ethiopia seeks to top best medal haul in Fukuoka". International Association of Athletics Federations. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Alemu on track for greater glory". Gulf Daily News. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2014.


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