Eshetu Tura
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Ethiopia |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Moscow | 3000 m steeplechase |
| IAAF World Cup | ||
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1977 Düsseldorf | 3000 m steeplechase |
Eshetu Tura (Amharic: አሸቱ ቱራ?) (born January 19, 1950) is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Career
Tura won a 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 serves as a coach for the Somalian middle-distance athlete Samia Yusuf Omar.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Ethiopia |
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| 1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | 3000 m steeple | 8:31.4 |
| 1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:50.33 |
| 1st | 3000 m steeple | 8:30.47 | |||
References
External links
- Eshetu Tura profile at IAAF
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