Tamiru Demisse

Tamiru Demisse is a visually impaired Ethiopian Paralympic athlete.^[1] He represented Ethiopia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T13 event.^[1][2][3] In this event, all three runners finished with a faster time than Matthew Centrowitz Jr., the winner of the men's 1500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, who finished with a time of 3:50.00.^[3]

Tamiru Demisse

Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Vision impairment
Disability class	T13
Event	Sprinting
Medal record Summer Paralympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m T13

He was also one of the flag bearers during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.