Yared Asmerom
File:Yared Asmerom during 2013 London Marathon (2).JPG
Yared Asmerom during 2013 London Marathon
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Personal information | |
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Born | Asmara |
4 February 1980
Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
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Country | Eritrea |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon |
Updated on 22 July 2012. |
Yared Asmerom Tesfit (born 4 February 1980 in Asmara)[1] is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races. He was born in Asmara.
Biography
In 2005 he finished ninth at the World Half Marathon Championships and 25th at the World Championships. In 2006 he competed at the World Road Running Championships but did not finish the race. He finished fourth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships. He also ran in the half marathon at the 2007 All-Africa Games that year, but finished in fifteenth place.[2]
He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games and was his country's best performer in the marathon, finishing in eighth place. He made further appearances in Eritrea's World Championships marathon squad, but failed to finish the distance in both 2009 and 2011.[2]
On the road running circuit, he set a personal best time of 2:08:34 hours at the Lake Biwa Marathon and finished as runner-up. He returned to that event the following year and again reached the podium, coming third in a time of 2:10:49 hours.[3] He improved his personal best to 2:07:27 hours at the Chuncheon International Marathon, where he was second behind Stanley Biwott.[4]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Eritrea | |||||
2005 | World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th | Half Marathon | 1:02:44 (PB) |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | Marathon | 2:17:41 |
Personal bests
- Half marathon - 1:00:28 hrs (2007)
- Marathon - 2:07:27 hrs (2011)
References
- ↑ Yared Asmerom. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asmerom Yared. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.
- ↑ Asmeron Yared. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.
- ↑ Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (2011-10-23). 2:07:03 course record in Chuncheon for Biwott. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.
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External links
- Yared Asmerom profile at IAAF
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Asmara
- Eritrean long-distance runners
- Eritrean marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Eritrea