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Spanish long-distance runner (born 1998)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Novales and the second or maternal family name is Quinteiro.

Tariku Novales
Personal information
Full nameTariku Novales Quinteiro
Born (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26)
Jijiga, Ethiopia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

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

Personal bests

Outdoor

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
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 68th Marathon 2:25:50

References

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

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