DEMISSE Tamiru

7 Oct 1993
27
Male
T13
 
Ethiopia
SULUTU
 
Ethiopia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 1500m - T13 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
21500m - T132016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:48.49
DNS400m - T132016Rio de Janeiro, BRADNS
World Championships
DNSMen's 800m T132015Doha, QATDNS
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Listening to music. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
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Athlete
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Amharic, English, Portuguese
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Oromia Water Works Athletics Club [Sulutu, ETH]
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He began Para athletics after a teacher invited him to try it out. His mother was reluctant to let him participate in the sport at first. "She was very scared, she said it was not good for me and she did not want me running." (behance.net, 20 Nov 2018; uol.com.br, 20 Aug 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (uol.com.br, 20 Aug 2019)
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He trains for more than 10 hours a week. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
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Winning silver in T13 1500m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
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Ethiopian long-distance runners Kenenisa Bekele and Abebe Bikila. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
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Coach Awol Hussem. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
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He was Ethiopia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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