{{short description|Eritrean long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Yared Asmerom during 2013 London Marathon (2).JPG | image_size = | caption = Yared Asmerom during 2013 London Marathon | birth_name = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|2|4}} | birth_place = Asmara, Ethiopia | height ={{height|m=1.71}} | weight ={{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = {{flagcountry|ERI}} | sport = Athletics | event = Marathon | turnedpro = | coach = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = | updated = 22 July 2012 }} '''Yared Asmerom Tesfit''' (born 4 February 1980)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091840/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/yared-asmerom-1.html Yared Asmerom]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.</ref> is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races.
==Biography== In 2005 he finished ninth at the World Half Marathon Championships and 25th at the World Championships. In 2006 he competed at the World Road Running Championships but did not finish the race. He finished fourth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships. He also ran in the half marathon at the 2007 All-Africa Games that year, but finished in fifteenth place.<ref name=IAAFBio>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=203351/index.html Asmerom Yared]. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.</ref>
He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games and was his country's best performer in the marathon, finishing in eighth place. He made further appearances in Eritrea's World Championships marathon squad, but failed to finish the distance in both 2009 and 2011.<ref name=IAAFBio/>
On the road running circuit, he set a personal best time of 2:08:34 hours at the Lake Biwa Marathon and finished as runner-up. He returned to that event the following year and again reached the podium, coming third in a time of 2:10:49 hours.<ref>[http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/afrique/asmeron.htm Asmeron Yared]. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.</ref> He improved his personal best to 2:07:27 hours at the Chuncheon International Marathon, where he was second behind Stanley Biwott.<ref>Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (23 October 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=62764.html 2:07:03 course record in Chuncheon for Biwott]. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.</ref>
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{ERI}} |- |2005 |World Half Marathon Championships |Edmonton, Canada |9th |Half Marathon |1:02:44 (PB) |- |2007 |World Championships |Osaka, Japan |4th |Marathon |2:17:41 |}
==Personal bests== *Half marathon - 1:00:28 hrs (2007) *Marathon - 2:07:27 hrs (2011)
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|Yared Asmerom}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Asmerom, Yared}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Asmara Category:Eritrean men long-distance runners Category:Eritrean men marathon runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Eritrea Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Category:African Games competitors for Eritrea Category:21st-century Eritrean people