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Tesfaye Tola (born 19 October 1974) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The next year, he finished fourth at the 2001 World Championships, and fifth at the World Half Marathon Championships.

Achievements

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

Personal bests

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

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