{{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2020}} '''Girma Tolla''' (born 13 October 1975) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race, having previously concentrated on the 10,000 metres.
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{ETH}} |- |rowspan=2|1999 |World Cross Country Championships |Belfast, Northern Ireland |bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |Team | |- |World Championships |Seville, Spain |4th |10,000 m |28:02.08 |- |2000 |Olympic Games |Sydney, Australia |11th |10,000 m |27:49.75 |- |2004 |Enschede Marathon |Enschede, Netherlands |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:10:33 |}
===Personal bests=== *3000 metres - 7:42.98 min (1999) *5000 metres - 13:15.72 min (1998) *10,000 metres - 27:13.48 min (1999) *Half marathon - 1:02:06 hrs (2003) *Marathon - 2:10:33 hrs (2004)
==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/girma-tolla-1.html |title=Girma Tolla |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206062852/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/girma-tolla-1.html |archive-date=2013-12-06 |url-status=dead}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tolla, Girma}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Ethiopian men long-distance runners Category:Ethiopian men marathon runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Category:Ethiopian men cross country runners Category:20th-century Ethiopian people Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub}}