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Tamirat Tola

1991 - Today

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Tamirat Tola Abera (born 11 August 1991) is an Ethiopian Olympic and world champion long-distance runner. Hailing from the regional state of Oromia, he competes in track, road and cross country events. He won gold medal in the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, setting an Olympic record, and the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He competed in the marathon at the 2017 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, earning silver and gold, respectively, and setting a championship record at the 2022 competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Tamirat Tola is the 4,527th most popular athlete (up from 5,029th in 2024). (up from 5,236th in 2019)

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Among athletes, Tamirat Tola ranks 4,527 out of 6,025. Before him are Yaime Pérez, Marie-Laure Brunet, Verena Sailer, Sylviane Félix, Piotr Małachowski, and Qieyang Shenjie. After him are Zulia Calatayud, Andraž Vehovar, Mark Zabel, Lorraine Fenton, Paavo Puurunen, and Patricia McKillop.

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Among people born in 1991, Tamirat Tola ranks 550. Before him are Ji So-yun, Darren Barnet, Sergi Guardiola, Yaime Pérez, Markus Eisenbichler, and Shweta Basu Prasad. After him are Patrick Konrad, Chinatsu Kira, Jørgen Graabak, Yuki Kashiwagi, Sander Gillé, and Olta Boka.

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