ABRAHAM Tadesse

Switzerland

Athletics

Date of Birth: 12 Aug 1982

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ASMARA

Birth Country:

Eritrea

Place of residence : GENEVA

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon	DNF

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (2:11:42)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2019	Doha, QAT	9th (2:11:58)
2015	Beijing, CHN	19th (2:19:25)

European Championships

Year	Location	Marathon	Marathon Team
2018	Berlin, GER	2nd (2:11:24)	4th (6:51:58)

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
51	Half Marathon	2020	Gdynia, POL	1:02:46

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Marathon	2017/2018	New York, NY, USA	2:12:01
7	Marathon	2016/2017	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:11:42

Gold Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Marathon	2019	Vienna, AUT	2:07:24
10	Marathon	2019	Dubai, UAE	2:09:50

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Senait, son Elod

Languages spoken:

English, French, German

Club name:

LC Uster [Switzerland]

Coach:

Olivier Baldacchino [personal]

Start:

He began running to school and back at age 15 in Eritrea. "After about four years of this I was performing at a very high level." (datasport.com, 08 Mar 2016)

Reason:

He took up running after damaging his family's only bicycle, meaning he was unable to cycle instead. (aargauerzeitung.ch, 15 May 2016)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tadesse-abraham.ch, 31 Dec 2019)

Philosophy:

"I'm a person who decides during the race. I don't have a strategy in any race. I see what happens and I make my decision then." (flotrack.org, 03 Nov 2017)

General Interest

General
FROM ERITREA TO SWITZERLAND
He arrived in Switzerland in 2004 as a refugee from Eritrea and continued running. After marrying his wife Senait, who he met in 2008 at a race in Geneva, Switzerland, he was able to apply for a Swiss passport and he received citizenship in early 2014. "I have integrated well. The country [Switzerland] belongs to me." He is supportive of the Refugee Olympic Team, which was introduced at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro by the International Olympic Committee [IOC] and will return for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "If you are a refugee and you cannot run for your country, there is a solution. No matter where you are, you can compete in the Olympics. I want to say to anybody who has left their country not to worry. You can keep on dreaming." (nzz.ch, 08 Aug 2014; flotrack.org, 03 Nov 2017; tokyo2020.org, 20 Jun 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tade.abraham
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tadesse-Abraham-Fanclub-507676226008961
https://instagram.com/tadesse_abraham_official
https://twitter.com/run_tade
Athlete Website: http://www.tadesse-abraham.ch

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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