Tesfaye Jifar (Amharic: ተስፋዬ ጅፋር; born April 23, 1976) is a male Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Jifar won the New York City Marathon in 2001, his time of 2:07:43 standing as the course record for ten years. The same year he was second at the Tokyo MarathonTesfaye Jifar (Äthiopien) and won the Saint Silvester Marathon held in Brazil. At the Amsterdam Marathon in 1999 he was second and broke the Ethiopian record held by Belayneh Dinsamo. Jifar's time of 2:06:49 hours remains his personal record.
Tesfaye Jifar is a three-time medalist from IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, he won bronze in 1999 and 2000 and silver in 2001.
At the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton Jifar finished seventh in the marathon race.
Achievements Representing 1999Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 2ndMarathon2:06:49World Half Marathon Championships Palermo, Italy 3rdHalf Marathon1:01:512000Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States9thMarathon2:16:01World Half Marathon Championships Veracruz, Mexico 3rdHalf Marathon1:03:502001World Championships Edmonton, Canada7thMarathon2:16:52World Half Marathon Championships Bristol, United Kingdom 2ndHalf Marathon1:00:04New York City Marathon New York, United States 1stMarathon2:07:432002London Marathon London, England9thMarathon2:09:50World Half Marathon Championships Brussels, Belgium5thHalf Marathon1:01:112005Enschede Marathon Enschede, Netherlands5thMarathon2:12:44
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