Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom

Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom (born 10 November 1986) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 m event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 15th and 9th, respectively.^[3]

Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom

Tesfaldet at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	10 November 1986 (1986-11-10) (age 38) Asmara, Ethiopia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	5000 m – half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 13:30.22 (2015) 10,000 m – 27:28.10 (2012)[2]
Medal record Representing  Eritrea African Championships 2014 Marrakech 10,000 m IAAF Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 5,000 m

Career

Nguse's international debut came at the 2011 Military World Games, where he placed fourth in the 10,000 m with a personal best of 29:05.26 minutes.^[4] The following year he came 19th at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships. He showed much improved form in the racing circuit: he ran a 10,000 m best of 27:28.10 minutes, a 10K run best of 28:19 minutes, and won the Zwolle Half Marathon with a time of 61:39 minutes. After his Olympic performance he came third at the Zevenheuvelenloop and runner-up at the Cross de l'Acier.^[5]

In his first appearance at a major world race, he came 61st at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.^[2] He achieved a half marathon best of 60:46 minutes at the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon in April.^[6] He finished in 8th place at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in 10000m in Moscow^[2]

In 2014, Nguse won the 10000m race at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics held in Marrakech, becoming the first ever Eritrean to win a medal at the continental meet.^[7] At the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, also held in Marrakech, Nguse was part of the Africa team running in the 5000m race alongside Kenyan Isaiah Kiplangat.^[8] He won the bronze medal with a time of 13:31.31.^[9]

At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics held in Beijing, Nguse finished in 15th place.^[2]

Nguse was selected to represent Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics, participating in the 10000m race. He finished in ninth place, in a race won by British runner Mo Farah.^[10]