Tsegaye Kebede

Tsegay Kebede, born January 15, 1987, is an Ethiopian marathon runner who won the bronze medal in Men's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, passing teammate Deriba Merga in the last 400m of the race. [http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/athletics/n214580723.shtml The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games] ]

Racing achievements

*8th place Amsterdam Marathon [ [http://www.letsrun.com/2008/olympicpreview-0822.php LetsRun.com] ]
*2nd Place RAK International Half Marathon, 0:59:35. [ [http://results.championchip.co.za/results/index.php?File=results_search.php&DataID=1277&DB=za ChampionChip] ]
*1st Place 32nd International Paris Marathon, 2:06:40. [ [http://www.parismarathon.com/marathon/2008/us/resumeMDP-us.html Site officiel du Marathon de Paris 2008] ]
*3rd Place 2008 Olympic Men's Marathon, 2:10:00.

Personal Records

*10 Kilometres 28:10 Bangalore 18/05/2008 [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=ETH/athcode=238118/index.html International Association of Athletics Federations] ]
*Half Marathon 59:35 Ras Al Khaimah 08/02/2008
*25 Kilometres 1:15:34 Amsterdam 21/10/2007
*30 Kilometres 1:30:25 Amsterdam 21/10/2007
*Marathon 2:06:40 Paris 06/04/2008

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