Solomon Tsige
Solomon Tsige (born January 23, 1985 in Chacha ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon .
He first started on the half marathon distance and finished fifth at the 2004 World Half Marathon Championships in New Delhi .
In 2008 he switched to the full distance, but only came 13th in the Amsterdam Marathon in 2:13:23 h. After a 12th place in the Dubai Marathon 2009, he had his biggest success so far at the Hamburg Marathon of the same year, the he won in 2:11:47 h.
Web links
- Solomon Tsige in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- Jump up ↑ Die Welt : On the third attempt, the run into great luck succeeds . April 27, 2009
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| SURNAME | Tsige, Solomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cha Cha |