Tadesse Abraham

In this Eritrean name, the name Abraham is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Tadesse.

Tadesse Abraham
Tadesse Abraham in training camp in St. Moritz, 2014
Personal information
Full nameTadesse Abraham
Born (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 42)
Asmara, Ethiopia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Websitewww.tadesse-abraham.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon
ClubOn
Turned pro2001
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half marathon: 59:53 (København 2022)
Marathon: 2:05:10 (Berlin 2023) NR
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam Half Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Marathon

Tadesse Abraham (sometimes spelt Tadesse Abrham;[1][2] Tigrinya: ታደሰ ኣብርሃም;[3][4] born 12 August 1982) is an Eritrean-born Swiss long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.[5][6] He was the 2016 European half marathon champion and finished seventh at the 2016 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the marathon at the 2018 European Championships.[7] He also held two Swiss titles for the 10,000 metres in 2020 as well as the marathon in 2022.

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  2. ^ "2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race", Wikipedia, 4 September 2022, retrieved 26 September 2023
  3. ^ "ኤርትራዊ ስዊዛዊ ኣትሌት ታደሰ ኣብርሃም ኣብ ማራቶን ዙሪክ ቀዳማይ ወጺኡ". BBC News ትግርኛ (in Tigrinya). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ Samson, Habte (10 April 2022). "ታደሰ ኣብራሃም ኣብ ዙሪክ-ማራቶን ተዓዊቱ". Erisat. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Tadesse Abraham". IAAF. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. ^ Godfrey, Chris (6 January 2014). "Tadesse Abraham: Running to Swiss Time". Running By Doing.
  7. ^ "Tadesse Abraham". Generali. Retrieved 26 September 2023.