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Tesfaye Tola (born 19 October 1974) is an Ethiopianlong-distancerunner, best known for winning abronze medal inmarathon at the2000 Summer Olympics. The next year, he finished fourth at the2001 World Championships, and fifth at theWorld Half Marathon Championships.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ethiopia
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	Marathon	2:11:10
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	—	Marathon	DNF

He won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998

• 10,000 metres - 28:12.32 (1999)
• 15 kilometres - 43:13 (2001)
• Half marathon - 59:51 (2000)
• Marathon - 2:06:57 (1999)

• Tesfaye Tola atWorld Athletics

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