Tariku Novales
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Tariku Novales Quinteiro |
Born | Jijiga, Ethiopia | 8 March 1998
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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Country | Spain |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Marathon |
Tariku Novales Quinteiro (born 8 March 1998) is a long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.[1] Born in Ethiopia, he was adopted at 6 years old from an orphanage in Addis Abeba by a Spanish couple.[2] He represents Spain internationally.
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor[3]
- 5000 metres - 13:33.08 (Oordegem, 2019)
- 10,000 metres – 29:24.66 (Burjassot, 2019)
- Half marathon – 1:01:46 (Valencia, 2021)
- Marathon – 2:05:48 (Valencia, 2023)
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | European Youth Olympic Trials | Baku, Azerbaijan | 6th | 1500 m | 3:58.59 |
2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 12th | 3000 m | 8:40.88 |
2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:44.66 |
2017 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Jesolo, Italy | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:39.57 |
2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 6th | 5000 m | 14:22.76 |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st | Marathon | 2:12:39 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dossier 2023 World Championships" (PDF). RFEA.
- ^ "The hard story of Tariku Novales". El Mundo. 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Tariku Novales Profile". World Athletics.
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Jijiga
- Sportspeople from Somali Region
- Ethiopian emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish adoptees
- Sportspeople of Ethiopian descent
- Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain)
- Spanish male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Spanish athletics biography stubs