Tadu Abate

Tadu Abate (born 11 September 1997) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in marathon and half marathon events. He has achieved significant results in major international road races, including podium finishes and a major marathon victory.

Tadu Abate

Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	Deme Tadu Abate (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 28) Arsi, Ethiopia
Occupation	long-distance runner
Years active	2017–present
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon, Half marathon, 10K road
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Marathon: 2:05:38 (2023) Half marathon: 1:00:10 (2017) 10 km road: 29:08 (2021)

Career

Tadu Abate, also known as Deme Tadu Abate, began his professional running career in 2017. He gained early experience as one of the pacemakers in the **#Breaking2 project** in Monza, Italy. He debuted in the half marathon with a personal best of 1:00:10 in 2017.^[1] His current half marathon personal best is 1:00:46, set in Lisbon in March 2017.^[2] He also holds a 10-kilometer road personal best of 29:08, set in Addis Ababa in January 2021.^[2]

He has quickly adapted to marathon running, achieving podium finishes in his first three marathons.^[1] His marathon personal best is 2:05:38, set at the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023, where he finished sixth.^[2][3]

Notable marathon and half marathon performances include:

• Winning the Hamburg Marathon in 2019 with a time of 2:08:25 in challenging conditions.^[1][4][5] He had previously finished second at the Hamburg Marathon in 2018, clocking 2:06:54 (a personal best at the time).^[1][4]
• Improving his personal best to 2:06:13 at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2019.^[4]
• Finishing third at the BMW Berlin Marathon in 2022 with a time of 2:06:28.^[3][6][7]
• Placing fourth at the 2021 BMW Berlin Marathon in 2:08:24.^[3]
• Winning the Wuxi Marathon in 2024 with a course record of 2:06:18.^[3]
• Winning the **Guadalajara Half Marathon** in 2024.^[8][9]
• Finishing seventh at the TCS Sydney Marathon in 2024 with 2:10:12.^[3][10]

Achievements

Year	Race	City	Position	Time
2018	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg	2nd	2:06:54[1][4]
2018	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam	7th	2:06:47[3]
2019	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg	1st	2:08:25[1][4][5]
2019	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam	6th	2:06:13[3]
2021	Berlin Marathon	Berlin	4th	2:08:24[3]
2022	Enschede Marathon	Enschede	3rd	2:07:59[3]
2022	Berlin Marathon	Berlin	3rd	2:06:28[3][6][7]
2023	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo	6th	2:05:38 (PB)[2][3]
2024	Wuxi Marathon	Wuxi	1st	2:06:18 (CR)[3]
2024	Guadalajara Half Marathon	Guadalajara	1st	1:01:21[8][9]
2024	TCS Sydney Marathon	Sydney	7th	2:10:12[3][10]