Tamiru Demisse Explained

Tamiru Demisse is a visually impaired Ethiopian Paralympic athlete.^[1] He represented Ethiopia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T13 event.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] In this event, all three runners finished with a faster time than Matthew Centrowitz Jr., the winner of the men's 1500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, who finished with a time of 3:50.00.^[3]

He was also one of the flag bearers during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Notes and References

Web site: Tamiru Demisse. paralympic.org. 26 December 2019. International Paralympic Committee.
News: Rio Paralympics: Four Paralympians beat Olympic 1,500m winner. Rossingh. Danielle. 13 September 2016. CNN. 3 January 2020.
News: Paralympics 2016: Four 1500m runners finish faster than Rio Olympics gold medal winning time. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics/paralympics-2016-abdellatif-baka-four-1500m-runners-finish-faster-olympic-gold-medal-winning-time-a7239821.html . 2022-05-26 . subscription. de Menezes. Jack. 13 September 2016. Independent. 3 January 2020. live.