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Zersenay Tadese Habtesilase (Tigrinya: ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ; born 8 February 1982) is a retired Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018.
Zersenay Tadese succeeded today where the great Haile Gebrselassie failed and where that other legendary Ethiopian, Kenenisa Bekele, has yet to tread. Tadese’s victory in the IAAF/EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships completed a marvellous year for Tadese.
1 x Olympic Games Bronze medallist. 4 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. 5 x In Top 8 at World Championships. More Honours. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression.
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Mar 21, 2010 · Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea smashed the world record in the half marathon today, clocking 58:23* at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon. Tadese, the winner of four successive world road running and world half marathon titles, eclipsed the mark of 58:33 set by Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru in 2007.
Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese won the Hervis Prague Half-Marathon in the Czech Republic on Saturday, while Gladys Cherono of Kenya set a new record in the women'...
Male. Full name. Zersenay•Tadese Habtesilase. Used name. Zersenay•Tadese. Original name. ዘርኢሰናይ•ታደሰ. Born. 8 February 1982 in Adi Bari, Debub (ERI)
Oct 12, 2009 · Zersenay Tadese took 21 seconds from the men’s championship record as he won the IAAF/EDF Energy-backed event in Birmingham.
Oct 12, 2008 · Zersenay Tadese, Lornah Kiplagat Dominate World Half Marathon Championships Both won their third world title at the distance, and both won by more than a minute by Eric Fruth Published: Oct...
Eritrea’s World Road Running champion Zersenay Tadese who retained his title summed-up the inspiring atmosphere. “Today it felt like the whole of Eritrea was running with me” on the streets of Udine.
