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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Yemane TSEGAY

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    08 APR 1985     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14327624
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia finishes second in the marathon at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Marathon 483 1122
Men's Overall Ranking 2278 1122

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 27 for 4 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 124 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
20 Kilometres 1:01:40 Sululta (ETH) 19 AUG 2007 984
Half Marathon 1:01:37 Praha (CZE) 27 MAR 2010 1126
Marathon 2:04:48 Rotterdam (NED) 15 APR 2012 1256

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 1:05:55 Glasgow (GBR) 29 SEP 2019 958

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2007 1:01:40 Sululta (ETH) 19 AUG 2007

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:05:55 Glasgow (GBR) 29 SEP 2019
2018 1:07:04 Boston, MA (USA) 07 OCT 2018
2016 1:02:53 Marugame (JPN) 07 FEB 2016
2014 1:02:29 Marugame (JPN) 02 FEB 2014
2012 1:02:47 New Delhi (IND) 30 SEP 2012
2011 1:05:51 Remich (LUX) 25 SEP 2011
2010 1:01:37 Praha (CZE) 27 MAR 2010
2008 1:02:02 Casablanca (MAR) 20 APR 2008

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 2:08:52 Ottawa (CAN) 27 MAY 2018
2017 2:18:05 Fukuoka (JPN) 03 DEC 2017
2016 2:08:48 Fukuoka (JPN) 04 DEC 2016
2015 2:13:08 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 22 AUG 2015
2014 2:06:51 Daegu (KOR) 06 APR 2014
2013 2:09:11 Eindhoven (NED) 13 OCT 2013
2012 2:04:48 Rotterdam (NED) 15 APR 2012
2011 2:10:24 Taipei City (TPE) 18 DEC 2011
2010 2:07:11 Praha (CZE) 09 MAY 2010
2009 2:06:30 Paris (FRA) 05 APR 2009
2008 2:13:29 Casablanca (MAR) 26 OCT 2008

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Marathon 2:13:08 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 22 AUG 2015
4. Marathon 2:08:42 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 22 AUG 2009
8. Marathon 2:11:43 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 17 AUG 2013

Honours - Major Marathon

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Marathon 2:09:48 Boston, MA (USA) 20 APR 2015
3. Marathon 2:14:02 Boston, MA (USA) 18 APR 2016
4. Marathon 2:07:52 Berlin (GER) 26 SEP 2010
5. Marathon 2:13:24 New York, NY (USA) 01 NOV 2015
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
29 SEP 2019 Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Half Marathon & 10K, Glasgow GBRGBR E F 8. 1:05:55

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