has competed at the World Cross Country Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Personal bests All information taken from IAAF profile. Major competition record Notes Early in his career, his name was often reported as Zersenay Tadesse, with the letter "s" appearing twice in the last name. The athlete has since clarified that this is incorrect and it is correctly spelt with a single "s" in the surname. Tadese is his father's first name – see Habesha naming system. References External links 1982 births Living people Eritrean male long-distance runners Eritrean male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Eritrea Olympic bronze medalists for Eritrea Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Eritrea World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners World Athletics Half Marathon Championships winners Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games gold medalists for Eritrea African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games People from Southern Region (Eritrea)