Eshetu Tura

Eshetu Tura (born January 19, 1950) is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Career

Tura won a silver medal behind Kip Rono at the first African Championships in 1979. In the 1982 edition, he won the steeplechase competition as well as a silver in 5000 metres.^[1]

Tura is currently working as a steeplechase coach for the Ethiopian national athletics team,^[2] where he also serves as a coach for the Somalian middle-distance athlete Samia Yusuf Omar.

Achievements