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Zersenay Tadese

1982 - Today

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Zersenay Tadese Habtesilase (Tigrinya: ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ; born 8 February 1982) is a retired Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics made him the first ever Eritrean Olympic medallist, and his 20-km title at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships also made him the country's first athlete to win at a world championship event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zersenay Tadese has received more than 268,850 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Zersenay Tadese is the 1,921st most popular athlete (down from 1,302nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Eritrea (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Eritrean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Zersenay Tadese ranks 1,921 out of 3,059. Before him are Dudley Storey, Anthea Stewart, Galina Malchugina, Andreas Thorkildsen, Zola Budd, and Wayde van Niekerk. After him are George Woods, Tatyana Providokhina, Scott Moir, Sabine John, Robertas Žulpa, and Michal Martikán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Zersenay Tadese ranks 364. Before him are Nadir Belhadj, Shin Dong-hyuk, Diego Cavalieri, Andreas Thorkildsen, Anderson Varejão, and Esmé Bianco. After him are Keri Hilson, Kang Hye-jung, Cristian Daniel Ledesma, Rashad Sadygov, Ansi Agolli, and Kim Min-jung.

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In Eritrea

Among people born in Eritrea, Zersenay Tadese ranks 7 out of 12. Before him are Tedros Adhanom (1965), Isaias Afwerki (1946), Aman Andom (1924), Remo Girone (1948), Zeudi Araya (1951), and Gianfranco Rosi (1963). After him are Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988), Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995), Merhawi Kudus (1994), Natnael Berhane (1991), and Meb Keflezighi (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Eritrea

Among athletes born in Eritrea, Zersenay Tadese ranks 1. After him are Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995) and Meb Keflezighi (1975).

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