Zersenay Tadese
Major competition record

Zersenay Tadese

Section Title: Major competition record
Table Section Text: None

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes

Representing Eritrea

2002	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	30th	12 km	36:37

World Half Marathon Championships	Brussels, Belgium	21st	Half Marathon	1:03:05

African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	6th	10,000 m	28:47.29

2003	World Cross Country Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	9th	12 km	37:10

World Championships	Paris, France	8th	5000 m	13:05.57

World Half Marathon Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	7th	Half marathon	1:01:26

2004	World Cross Country Championships	Brussels, Belgium	6th	12 km	36:37

Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	10,000 m	27:22.57

7th	5000 m	13:24.31

2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Étienne, France	2nd	12 km	35:20

World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th	5000 m	13:40.27

6th	10,000 m	27:12.82

2006	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	4th	12 km	35:47

World Road Running Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	1st	20 km	56:01

2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	1st	12 km	35:50

All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	10,000 m	27:00.30 GR

World Championships	Osaka, Japan	4th	10,000 m	27:21.37

World Road Running Championships	Udine, Italy	1st	Half marathon	58:59

2008	World Cross Country Championships	Edinburgh, Scotland	3rd	12 km	34:43

Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	10,000 m	27:05.11

World Half Marathon Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Half marathon	59:56

2009	World Cross Country Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	12 km	35:04

World Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	10,000 m	26:50.12

World Half Marathon Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	Half marathon	59:35

2010	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	58:23 WR

World Half Marathon Championships	Nanning, China	2nd	Half marathon	1:00:11

2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	4th	10,000 m	27:22.57

2012	Olympic Games	London, England	6th	10,000 m	27:33.51

World Half Marathon Championships	Kavarna, Bulgaria	1st	Half Marathon	1:00:19

Sentence(s)

In 2007, All-Africa Games, Zersenay Tadese won the gold medal in the 10,000 m event with a Games record time of 27:00.30.

final_sentence: In 2007, All-Africa Games, Zersenay Tadese won the gold medal in the 10,000 m event with a Games record time of 27:00.30.