Yared Asmerom Tesfit
- Birthdate: February 04, 1980
- Weight: 128 lbs (58 kg)
- Height: 5’7” (1.71 m)
- Age: 33 years
- Gender: Male
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Athlete Profile
- Eritrea
- Distance running
- Born Feb. 4, 1980 in Asmara.
- Became the first Eritrean to break 2:20 when he won the San Sebastian Marathon with a time of 2:16:45. Beat that time at the Hamburg Marathon in 2006 (2:15:36) and in 2007 (2:15:14).
- Finished fourth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka with a time of 2:17:41. Finished 25th in 2005 in Helsinki with a time of 2:18:46.
- Finished ninth at the 2005 World Half-Marathon Championships in Edmonton with a time of 1:02:44. Finished 39th in 2004 in New Dehli with a time if 1:07:48.
- Did not finish in the 20km at the 2006 World Road Running Championships in Debrecen.
- Track and Field
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 2 | Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 3 | Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Flag of Germany | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 7 | Flag of France | 7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 8 | Flag of South Korea | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |