Yemane Tsegay

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Yemane Tsegay

Rotterdam 2012
Medal record
Men's
athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing Marathon

Yemane Adhane Tsegay (born 8 April 1985)

long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He won the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon with a personal best time of 2:04:48 hours. He has also won marathons in Eindhoven, Gyeongju, Macau and Taipei
.

Career

He began competing in international races in 2008 and finished third at the

Paris International Marathon in April that year: although he finished in fourth place, he clocked a much improved personal best of 2:06:30.[5]

He qualified to represent

Tsegay Kebede.[6] Two months later he recorded his third consecutive sub-2:09 time, breaking the course record at the Gyeongju International Marathon in the process.[7][8]

In the 2010 season, he started by setting a new half marathon best of 1:01:50 at the Zayed International Half Marathon. He stepped back up to the full distance for the Lake Biwa Marathon and won in cold conditions, beating Tomoyuki Sato and Hendrick Ramaala to the finish.[9][10] He improved further at the Prague Half Marathon with a quick run of 1:01:37 for third place, in spite of poor conditions.[11] He was the race favourite for the Prague Marathon in May, but late entrant Eliud Kiptanui won the race instead, leaving Tsegay as runner-up with a time of 2:07:11. He was dissatisfied with the run, saying that he classified 2:05 as a good time for his ability.[12] He ran at the Berlin Marathon in September 2010 and finished in fourth place, running 2:07:52 in wet conditions.[13]

He was among the favourites for the 2011

JoongAng Seoul Marathon in a time of 2:10:47 hours in spite of poor weather,[15] then setting a race record of 2:10:24 hours to win the Taipei Marathon.[16]

Yemane improved his personal best by a second at the 2012 Dubai Marathon, but his time of 2:06:29 hours brought him only tenth place in the quick race, which saw him beaten by eight other Ethiopians.[17] He achieved a significantly faster time at the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon, winning the event in 2:04:48, just one second ahead of countryman Getu Feleke, and bringing himself up to eighth place on the all-time lists.[18]

The majority of his 2013 season was geared towards preparation for the 2013 World Championships Marathon, where ultimately he fell off the pace and finished in eighth with a time of 2:11:43 hours.[19] He made a successful return to the Dutch road racing circuit by winning the Eindhoven Marathon in a time of 2:09:11 hours.[20]

In May 2014, Tsegay won the Ottawa Marathon in 2:06:54, setting a new Canadian soil record as well as the course record.[21]

He is married to Abeba Aregawi.

Personal bests

Event Time (h:m:s) Venue Date
Half marathon 1:01:37 Prague, Czech Republic 27 March 2010
Marathon 2:04:48 Rotterdam, Netherlands 15 April 2012
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

Marathons

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2008 Casablanca Marathon Casablanca, Morocco 3rd 2:13:29
Macau International Marathon
Macau, China
 1st 2:15:06
2009
Marrakesh Marathon
 Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd 2:10:48
Paris Marathon
Paris, France
 4th 2:06:30
2009 World Championships
Berlin, Germany
 4th 2:08:42
Gyeongju International Marathon
Gyeongju, South Korea
 1st 2:08:52
2010 Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu, Japan 1st 2:09:34
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd 2:07:11
Berlin Marathon
Berlin, Germany
 4th 2:07:52
2011 Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo, Japan
 9th 2:11:49
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 8th 2:13:41
JTBC Seoul Marathon
Seoul, South Korea
 3rd 2:10:47
Taipei Marathon Taipei, Taiwan 1st 2:10:24
2012 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10th 2:06:29
Rotterdam Marathon
the Netherlands
 1st 2:04:48
2013
2013 World Championships
 Moscow, Russia 8th 2:11:43
Eindhoven Marathon
the Netherlands
 1st 2:09:11
Taipei Marathon Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 2:14:17
2014 Daegu Marathon Daegu, South Korea 1st 2:06:51
Ottawa Marathon
 Ottawa, Canada 1st 2:06:54
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 5th 2:17:54
2015 2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 2nd 2:09:48
2015 World Championships
 Beijing, China 2nd 2:13:08
New York City Marathon
New York City, United States
 5th 2:13:24
2016 2016 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd 2:14:02
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1st 2:08:48
2017 2017 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 12th 2:16:47
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 26th 2:18:05
2018 Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, Canada 1st 2:08:52
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 2nd 2:08:54

References

  1. ^ Yemane Tsegay. World Marathon Majors. Retrieved on 2010-10-17.
  2. ^ Yemane Tsegay. World Marathon Majors. Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  3. ^ Ethiopian Yemane Tsegay Adhane wins 2008 Macau Marathon . Macau News (2008-12-07). Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  4. ^ Biography. Marathon Free. Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  5. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  6. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  7. ^ Wins for Ethiopians in road weekend. Ethiopian Run (2009-10-19). Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  8. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  9. ^ Tsegay wins Lake Biwa Marathon. Japan Today (2010-03-07). Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  10. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
  11. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-03-27.
  12. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-05-22.
  13. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-09-26.
  14. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2011-02-27.
  15. ^ Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (2011-11-06). Kwambai beats the rain and chill in Seoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-07.
  16. ^ African runners win Taipei marathon. The China Post (2011-12-19). Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  17. ^ Butcher, Pat (2012-01-27). Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-04.
  18. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2012-04-15). Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
  19. ^ Marathon - men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-15.
  20. ^ Minshull, Phil (2013-10-13). Tsegay ends Kenya's 14-year winning streak at Marathon Eindhoven. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-15.
  21. ^ "Ethiopia's Yemane Tsegay runs record Ottawa marathon".

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