Tilahun Regassa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tilahun Regassa
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1990(1990-01-18)
Age	34
Birthplace	Adama
Country	Ethiopia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tilahun Regassa Biography

Tilahun Regassa is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on January 18, 1990 in Adama, Ethiopia. Tilahun Regassa dabe (born 18 January, 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance athlete who mainly runs in road races. He is a half-marathon runner with a record of 59:19 and has been awarded his first race in the Zayed International Half Marathon and Lille Half Marathon. He ran his first marathon in the 2012 Chicago Marathon and ran the third-fastest debut ever in 2:05:27 minutes.

He has been a winner in a variety of road races that are major throughout the United States including the Boilermaker Road Race, Bolder Boulder, Crescent City Classic, Monument Avenue 10K and the Cooper River Bridge Run, and the Falmouth Road Race. He was a representative of Ethiopia in the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and was awarded the bronze medal for his team.

He opened 2012 with a runner-up performance at the Houston Half Marathon, finishing behind Feyisa Lelisa. He set a 10,000 m best of 27:18.90 minutes on the track at the FBK Games and won the Crazy 8’s Road Race and Boilermaker Road Race in July. This was the build up for his debut over the marathon distance that October. He entered the 2012 Chicago Marathon and produced a surprise performance on his first attempt, running the third fastest debut ever and taking third place with a time of 2:05:27 hours. His first victory over the distance came soon after, as he won the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon by over a minute in April 2013.

He was a frequent runner in 2009 and started his journey in his native United States. He took home his first race, the Monument Avenue 10K, Cooper River Bridge Run as well as Bolder Boulder races, as being second in Bay To Breakers. Bay To Breakers. He was the king of the hill at the Falmouth Road Race 7-miler in August, winning with an impressive time of 31:41 minutes. As his first international race, He competed in the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships even though he placed eleventh overall, his performance led the Ethiopian athletes to bronze in the team event. He ran race in the Delhi Half Marathon in November and took fourth place again. He won his first victory of his career during the Great Ethiopian Run that month and edging Abera Kuma to the finish.

Tilahun Regassa Net Worth

Tilahun Regassa is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tilahun Regassa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The city was Nazret and he had an extremely difficult childhood. The couple divorced at the age of three and he was cared for by his father up to the age of 15 at which point his father passed away. Tilahun was employed by an industry of stone and was homeless for the next three years with food assistance. Tilahun’s first road race was as a teen at the age of 17 in Addis Ababa. He competed in the Great Ethiopian Run in 2006 and was fourth in the race with the timing that was 28:34.77 minutes. He returned in the year following but came in ninth. After proving his potential in his running, local coaches informed Hussein Makke, an elite running coach about his potential. Makke welcomed him into his team of runners and Tilahun began to train on a full-time basis.

Tilahun started competing at the track in Europe at the age of 18, and his ability was apparent. He finished second in the 20-kilometre Maroilles race (timing at 59:18 minutes) and then completed 5000 and 10,000 meters with the best times that were 13:12.40 as well as 27:32.60 seconds on track. He proved his ability for more long races, however it was evident at his performance in the Lille Half Marathon he won at the age of his debut across the distance, running the time of 59:36 minutes. It was among the fastest times of an athlete in his teens and also set an all-time record for France. He completed his second half-marathon race the following month at Delhi with a time of 1:00.28 was enough to finish fourth place in the highly competitive race. He finished second to Tadesse Tola at the first Bahir Dar Cross Country in December.

The first race of 2010 was an impressive one for Tilahun: he ran a new best and course record of 59:19 minutes to win the Zayed International Half Marathon. This brought him US$300,000 in prize money and his manager later reflected that these sudden earnings affected the athlete, saying that “”Tilahun is one of the most talented athletes in the world. Unfortunately, he is a wild man, in every meaning of the word. He is a great guy, a great talent, but he is wild.” Heading to the United States he ran under 28 minutes for the 10K at the Cooper River Bridge Run (placing third with 27:52), won the Crescent City Classic, then ran a best of 45:50 minutes for third at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. He was top three at both the Bay to Breakers and Bolder Boulder, but missed the rest of the season through injury. After a long period out, he returned in good form as a pacemaker at the 2011 Chicago Marathon and reached the 30 km mark in 1:29:25 hours. Towards the end of 2011 he had run of 60:59 minutes in Delhi and ran a 10K best at the São Silvestre De Luanda taking third with 27:50 minutes.

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Facts & Trivia

Tilahun Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Tilahun Regassa celebrates birthday on January 18 of every year.