Tariku Novales

Tariku Novales
Personal information
Full name	Tariku Novales Quinteiro
Born	8 March 1998 (age 26); Jijiga, Ethiopia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Track and field
Event	Marathon

Tariku Novales Quinteiro (born 8 March 1998) is a long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.^[1] Born in Ethiopia, he was adopted at 6 years old from an orphanage in Addis Abeba by a Spanish couple.^[2] He represents Spain internationally.

Personal bests

Outdoor^[3]

5000 metres - 13:33.08 (Oordegem, 2019)
10,000 metres – 29:24.66 (Burjassot, 2019)
Half marathon – 1:01:46 (Valencia, 2021)
Marathon – 2:05:48 (Valencia, 2023)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2014	European Youth Olympic Trials	Baku, Azerbaijan	6th	1500 m	3:58.59
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	12th	3000 m	8:40.88
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	5000 m	14:44.66
2017	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo, Italy	2nd	5000 m	14:39.57
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	6th	5000 m	14:22.76
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	21st	Marathon	2:12:39

References

^ "Dossier 2023 World Championships" (PDF). RFEA.
^ Sánchez, Javier (26 August 2023). "La dura historia de Tariku Novales" [The hard story of Tariku Novales]. El Mundo (in Spanish).
^ "Tariku Novales Profile". World Athletics.

External links

Tariku Novales at World Athletics
Tariku Novales at RFEA (in Spanish)
Tariku Novales at Olympics.com
Tariku Novales at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

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[Dossier-1] "Dossier 2023 World Championships" (PDF). RFEA.

[Bio-2] Sánchez, Javier (26 August 2023). "La dura historia de Tariku Novales" [The hard story of Tariku Novales]. El Mundo (in Spanish).

[IAAF_profile-3] "Tariku Novales Profile". World Athletics.

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