Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom Explained

Birth Place:Asmara, Ethiopia
Height:180 cm[1]
Weight:56 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:5000 m – half marathon
Pb:5000 m – 13:30.22 (2015)
10,000 m – 27:28.10 (2012)
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Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom (born 10 November 1986) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 m event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 15th and 9th, respectively.[2]

Career

Nguse's international debut came at the 2011 Military World Games, where he placed fourth in the 10,000 m with a personal best of 29:05.26 minutes.[3] The following year he came 19th at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships. He showed much improved form in the racing circuit: he ran a 10,000 m best of 27:28.10 minutes, a 10K run best of 28:19 minutes, and won the Zwolle Half Marathon with a time of 61:39 minutes. After his Olympic performance he came third at the Zevenheuvelenloop and runner-up at the Cross de l'Acier.[4]

In his first appearance at a major world race, he came 61st at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[5] He achieved a half marathon best of 60:46 minutes at the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon in April.[6] He finished in 8th place at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in 10000m in Moscow[5]

In 2014, Nguse won the 10000m race at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics held in Marrakech, becoming the first ever Eritrean to win a medal at the continental meet.[7] At the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, also held in Marrakech, Nguse was part of the Africa team running in the 5000m race alongside Kenyan Isaiah Kiplangat.[8] He won the bronze medal with a time of 13:31.31.[9]

At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics held in Beijing, Nguse finished in 15th place.[5]

Nguse was selected to represent Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics, participating in the 10000m race. He finished in ninth place, in a race won by British runner Mo Farah.[10]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nguse-amlosom Nguse Amlosom
  2. Web site: Profile: Nguse Tesfaldet. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051425/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/nguse-tesfaldet-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.
  3. Web site: 5th Military Games results. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216191023/http://www.fcatletismo.org.br/arquivosSGC/DOWN280720110928293.pdf. December 16, 2013. November 6, 2016.
  4. http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=132252&Season=2012&Odd=0 Nguse Tesfaldet
  5. Web site: Nguse Amlosom: athlete profile. November 6, 2016. IAAF. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107161933/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/eritrea/nguse-amlosom-271332#honours. 7 November 2016. dmy-all.
  6. News: Mirko Jalava. April 21, 2013. Ethiopian double in Yangzhou. IAAF. November 6, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802130909/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ethiopian-double-in-yangzhou. 2 August 2017. dmy-all.
  7. News: Marrakech 2014: Nguse Amlosom gives Eritrea first African gold. Yumog Meje. August 10, 2014. November 6, 2016. Athletics Africa.
  8. News: Mucheru makes Africa team for Continental Cup. August 30, 2014. Daily Nation. November 6, 2016.
  9. News: EUROPE LEAD OVERNIGHT AS HOSTS AFRICA HAVE BRIEF MOMENTS IN SPOTLIGHT AT IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP, MARRAKECH 2014. September 13, 2014. November 6, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107162324/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/continental-cup-2014-day-one-europe-lead. 7 November 2016. dmy-all.
  10. News: Athletics: Men's 10,000m . BBC News. November 6, 2016.