Eshetu Tura

Eshetu Tura
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Representing Africa
IAAF World Cup

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ethiopia
1979	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	2nd	3000 m steeple	8:31.4
1982	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	5000 m	13:50.33
1982	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	3000 m steeple	8:30.47

References[edit]

^ "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[edit]

Eshetu Tura at World Athletics

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[1] "African Championships".

[2] "Ethiopian Atheltics Coaches- Woldemeskel Kostre, Yilma Berta, Tolossa Kotu, Eshetu Tura". Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2006-12-15.

[Ajsibato-3] Somali inspiration battles against the odds

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