Eshetu Tura
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Ethiopia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 1980 Moscow | 3000 m steeplechase |
| Representing File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg Africa | ||
| IAAF World Cup | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1977 Düsseldorf | 3000 m steeplechase |
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Eshetu Tura (Amharic: አሸቱ ቱራ; (born January 19, 1950) is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won a bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Career
Tura won the silver medal behind Kip Rono at the first African Championships in 1979. In the 1982 edition, he won the steeplechase competition as well as a silver in 5000 metres.[1] Tura is currently working as a steeplechase coach for the Ethiopian national athletics team,[2] where he also served as a coach for the late Somalian middle-distance athlete Samia Yusuf Omar.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Ethiopia | |||||
| 1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | 3000 m steeple | 8:31.4 |
| 1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:50.33 |
| 1st | 3000 m steeple | 8:30.47 | |||
References
- ↑ "African Championships".
- ↑ "Ethiopian Atheltics Coaches- Woldemeskel Kostre, Yilma Berta, Tolossa Kotu, Eshetu Tura". Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ↑ Somali inspiration battles against the odds
External links
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