Girma Tolla

Ethiopian long-distance runner

Girma Tolla (born 15 October 1975) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race, having previously concentrated on the 10,000 metres.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, Northern Ireland 2nd Team
World Championships Seville, Spain 4th 10,000 m 28:02.08
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 11th 10,000 m 27:49.75
2004 Enschede Marathon Enschede, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:10:33

Personal bests

  • 3000 metres - 7:42.98 min (1999)
  • 5000 metres - 13:15.72 min (1998)
  • 10,000 metres - 27:13.48 min (1999)
  • Half marathon - 1:02:06 hrs (2003)
  • Marathon - 2:10:33 hrs (2004)

External links

  • Girma Tolla at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Girma Tolla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
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