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Tariku Novales

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Tariku Novales
Personal information
Full nameTariku Novales Quinteiro
Born (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26)
Jijiga, Ethiopia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Tariku Novales Quinteiro (born 8 March 1998) is a long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.[1] Born in Ethiopia, he was adopted at 6 years old from an orphanage in Addis Abeba by a Spanish couple.[2] He represents Spain internationally.

Personal bests

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Outdoor[3]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2014 European Youth Olympic Trials Baku, Azerbaijan 6th 1500 m 3:58.59
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 12th 3000 m 8:40.88
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 2nd 5000 m 14:44.66
2017 Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 2nd 5000 m 14:39.57
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 6th 5000 m 14:22.76
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st Marathon 2:12:39

References

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  1. ^ "Dossier 2023 World Championships" (PDF). RFEA.
  2. ^ Sánchez, Javier (26 August 2023). "La dura historia de Tariku Novales" [The hard story of Tariku Novales]. El Mundo (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Tariku Novales Profile". World Athletics.
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