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Eshetu Tura

Eshetu Tura

Ethiopian long-distance runner

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.

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Career

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "African Championships".
  2. [2]
    "Ethiopian Atheltics Coaches- Woldemeskel Kostre, Yilma Berta, Tolossa Kotu, Eshetu Tura". Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  3. [3]
    Somali inspiration battles against the odds



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