Yared Asmerom


Yared Asmerom Tesfit is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races.

Biography

In 2005 he finished ninth at the 2005 IAAF World [Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships] and 25th at the 2005 [World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon|World Championships]. In 2006 he competed at the 2006 IAAF World [Road Running Championships|World Road Running Championships] but did not finish the race. He finished fourth in the marathon at the World Championships in [Athletics">2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon">World Championships in [Athletics - Men's marathon|2007 World Championships]. He also ran in the half marathon at the 2007 All-Africa Games that year, but finished in fifteenth place.
He made his Olympic debut at the Athletics at the 2008 [Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Games] and was his country's best performer in the marathon, finishing in eighth place. He made further appearances in Eritrea's World Championships marathon squad, but failed to finish the distance in both 2009 and 2011.
On the road running circuit, he set a personal best time of 2:08:34 hours at the Lake Biwa Marathon and finished as runner-up. He returned to that event the following year and again reached the podium, coming third in a time of 2:10:49 hours. He improved his personal best to 2:07:27 hours at the Chuncheon International Marathon, where he was second behind Stanley Biwott.

Personal bests