Tesfaye Tafa (born 15 November 1962) is a retired Ethiopian runner. In addition to being the African marathon champion in 1990, he is noted for winning the Amsterdam Marathon as well as being the first African to ever win the Mexico City Marathon, setting a new course record (that has since been broken).
International competitions
Representing 1989World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway5thLong race3rdTeam IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 1989 SENIOR MEN Retrieved 12 August 2007. Mexico City Marathon Mexico City, Mexico1stMarathon2:17:541990World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France14thLong race2ndTeam IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 1990 SENIOR MEN Retrieved 12 August 2007. Boston Marathon Boston, United States11thMarathon2:14:29African Championships Cairo, Egypt1stMarathon2:33:381991Boston Marathon Boston, United States7thMarathon2:14:07Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands1stMarathon2:13:261992Boston Marathon Boston, United States10thMarathon2:13:361993World Cup Marathon Marathon San Sebastián, Spain14thMarathon2:11:57
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