born february long distance track road running athlete currently holds men half marathon world record bronze medal metres athens olympics olympic title world road running championships country athlete win world championship event use sprint finish win races strategy relies combination efficient running fast pace setting father found success half marathon distance consecutive victories world half marathon championships fifth title world record excelled cross country running winning gold silver bronze medals long distance race time second man win medals different surfaces year winning bronze metres world championship silver track gold road running world half marathon championships popular public figure home country guests attended wedding broadcast live television brother professional distance runner career early life born peaceful rural upbringing siblings largely avoiding troubles war independence interested cycling teenage years winning number races set sights professional europe races fell short distances needed compete european circuit ill prepared transition level cycling relative late competitive running late teens scouts local athletics club suggested cycling stamina translate running invited compete won race spurred victory start taking sport seriously focus running adamant early years cycling given firm foundation endurance running foray international athletics circuit came attended dublin wearing ill fitting shoes somewhat hearing starting gun time managed finish 30th place time minutes seconds remained distance winner competed world half marathon championships year finishing outside runners time competed track taking sixth place metres race tunisia rounding modest debut year season saw establish emerging force cross country broke world cross country championships finished races europe winter metres win brought record place world championships athletics world championships improved record finished eighth place metres final improvements came world half marathon championships portugal recorded personal best finish seventh position olympic season represented breakthrough established contender distance running signed contract brought team victory february following month previous sixth place finish help team mates took position team competition time country reached podium world cross country event months later finished second great manchester run time seconds winner took track june meeting spain recorded national record time time peak season came athens olympics person sporting history win olympic medal took bronze metres summer olympics athens greece performance represented dramatic improvement beaten previous best seconds despite hot conditions refused medal win counterparts stating friends nation happy born runner representing united_states won silver marathon days later highlighting country improving standards finished olympics reaching event final took seventh place men metres race confirming position world class runner opened second win won medal soon finishing second silver edition track recorded personal best grand prix qualified compete world championships world championships broke national record final time sixth final held little finished second position ended season positive note improving best memorial van winning great north run world best time second outing half marathon distance road cross country world champion failed podium second time world cross country championships fourth place finish headed team silver medal team competition following month overcame win great manchester run line finishing time record second fastest year august year significantly improved best memorial van time knocked thirty seconds previous mark finished emerging ran tenth fastest time new best half marathon course record upcoming championship race scored striking victory world road running championships hungary finishing race time second world record seconds faster silver time won major world title sport possess strong sprint finish crucial success track commentators suggested marathon distance obvious career progression idea stating change distances near future closed season run new year eve road race madrid awarded time announced race winner faster world record time runners benefited race downhill circuit season brought greatest medal haul succeeded grass track road time career overcame opposition including time champion world cross country champion hot conditions forced number runners race maintained pace finish seconds ahead runner stated intention try world record won race poor pacing left distance record time returned great manchester run improved best recording beat won record time competed classic time set miles best distance winner africa games represented double landmark victory competition history won gold medal track sealing victory final games record time following month competed world championships athletics edged closer podium finish led race mark setting fast pace ultimately ended fourth position preparing road championships year ran mile dam race september won world fastest season finishing distance ahead runners emphasised position world dominant half marathon runners second victory world road running championships italy close world record pace point slowed leading pack final kilometre burst away lead gold medal setting national championship record time process following achievements medical team study running economy found efficient runners tested world half marathon champion keen regain cross country title cross country season competitive race line finishing second following month beat win race buildup world cross country championships day championship race edinburgh scotland took lead early set strong pace mid race point near finish ahead leave bronze win world beat moses highlight low key build beijing olympics august runners competing medals metres olympic final brother competing led half quick race lead mark second time previous olympic record event ended second moses taking fifth place overall olympics returned trained month prepare world half marathon championships rio_de_janeiro won consecutive title half marathon distance ease taking lead early beating second placed minutes success caused celebration home country president greeted airport return strong history half marathon announced try marathon distance following season took place world cross country championships closely contested race finishing runner moses competed length marathon april signing london marathon appearance distance anticipated following cross country track success finish race pulling mark rebounded taking silver metres world championships athletics finishing led large race setting fast pace beaten gold sprint finish following won world half marathon title setting championship record winning silver medal team competition gold medal half marathon distance second runner win world championship medal cross country track road racing year feat achieved previously half marathon world record road race organisers modified course assembled field fast runners order facilitate quick race despite athletes running personal best times onwards fell seconds short world record significantly revised year old world mark beating half minute half marathon world record fall crossed line minutes clear seconds ahead previous mark managed finish marathon london marathon time seventh place strong transition expected appearance sicily july described course hard won race ahead attempted title world half marathon championships brought end year reign took silver medal end pulling injured line suffering injury san months later managed beat win race strength lisbon half marathon missed world record mark ran second fastest time minutes outdoor track season ran minutes classic came close personal best win barcelona meeting time minutes making fourth consecutive appearance event took fourth place men world championships athletics ended year road wins half marathon setting course records minutes minutes respectively world best came beaten won straight year slower previous times warm conditions having flu run london marathon saw perform better lost touch leading pack half way point came fourteenth time hours chosen flag bearer london olympics ran metres final set pace early race defeated sprint finish finishing sixth place seconds winner olympics ran world half marathon championships dominated race point won convincingly time hours seconds ahead runner weeks later entered great birmingham run appeared tired finished race course record seasons managed seventh world best february returned podium prague half marathon training partner time win distance half marathon beating defending champion setting course record minutes october attempted run dropped shortly halfway point compete february won small cross country spain personal life quietly spoken athlete frequently states victories tribute country africa newest populous countries achievements world athletics stage country identifiable popular public figure home country guests attended wedding broadcast live television brother professional distance runner competed summer olympics personal information taken profile major competition record
Zersenay Tadese