Yemane Adhane Tsegay is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
Education
He began competing in international races in 2008 and finished third at the Casablanca Marathon that year, posting a time of 2:13:29. Yemane made significant progress at the Paris International Marathon in April that year: although he finished in fourth place, he clocked a much improved personal best of 2:06:30.
Career
He had his first victory at the end of the year, winning the Macau Marathon in December. He opened 2009 with a second-place finish at the Marrakech Marathon in January. He qualified to represent Ethiopia at the World Championships in Athletics and put in a strong debut performance at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men"s Marathon|2009 World Championship Marathon race with a time of 2:08:42, just seven seconds behind bronze medallist Tsegay Kebede.
Two months later he recorded his third consecutive sub-2:09 time, breaking the course record at the Gyeongju International Marathon in the process.
In the 2010 season, he started by setting a new half marathon best of 1:01:50 at the Zayed International Half Marathon. He improved further at the Prague Half Marathon with a quick run of 1:01:37 for third place, in spite of poor conditions.
He was dissatisfied with the run, saying that he classified 2:05 as a good time for his ability. He ran at the Berlin Marathon in September 2010 and finished in fourth place, running 2:07:52 in wet conditions.
Yemane improved his personal best by a second at the 2012 Dubai Marathon, but his time of 2:06:29 hours brought him only tenth place in the quick race, which saw him beaten by eight other Ethiopians.
The majority of his 2013 season was geared towards preparation for the 2013 World Championships Marathon, where ultimately he fell off the pace and finished in eighth with a time of 2:11:43 hours. He made a successful return to the Dutch road racing circuit by winning the Eindhoven Marathon in a time of 2:09:11 hours. All information taken from IAAF profile.