Tesfaye Jifar (Amharic: ተስፋዬ ጅፋር; born April 23, 1976) is a male Ethiopianlong-distance runner.
Jifar won theNew York City Marathon in 2001, his time of 2:07:43 standing as thecourse record for ten years. The same year he was second at theTokyo Marathon[1] and won theSaint Silvester Marathon held in Brazil. At theAmsterdam Marathon in 1999 he was second and broke the Ethiopian record held byBelayneh Dinsamo. Jifar's time of 2:06:49 hours remains his personal record.
Tesfaye Jifar is a three-time medalist fromIAAF World Half Marathon Championships, he wonbronze in1999 and2000 andsilver in2001.
At the2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton Jifar finished seventh in themarathon race.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Ethiopia | |||||
| 1999 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | Marathon | 2:06:49 |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Palermo, Italy | 3rd | Half Marathon | 1:01:51 | |
| 2000 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 9th | Marathon | 2:16:01 |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Veracruz, Mexico | 3rd | Half Marathon | 1:03:50 | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | Marathon | 2:16:52 |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Bristol, United Kingdom | 2nd | Half Marathon | 1:00:04 | |
| New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:43 | |
| 2002 | London Marathon | London, England | 9th | Marathon | 2:09:50 |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 5th | Half Marathon | 1:01:11 | |
| 2005 | Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 5th | Marathon | 2:12:44 |
