Yemane Haileselassie Explained

Birth Place:Hazega, Eritrea
Sport:Athletics
Event:3000 metres steeplechase, 5000 m, 10,000 m, 10K run
Pb:3000 mS – 8:11.22 (2016)
5000 m – 13:33.24 (2015)
10,000 m – 28:54.09 (2015)
10 km – 30:13 (2015)[1]
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Yemane Haileselassie (Tigrinya: የማነ ኀይለ ሥላሴ; born 21 February 1998) is an Eritrean male steeplechase runner. He is the national record holder at 8:22.52 minutes and represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

He made his international debut at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 23rd in the junior race and shared in the team junior bronze medals.[2] A senior debut followed at the 2015 African Games and he placed sixth at the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3]

At the start of the 2016 outdoor season he ran an Eritrean national record of 8:22.52 minutes.[4] He was the fastest entrant at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships but was unable to break the Kenyan streak, taking the silver medal behind Amos Kirui close to his personal best with 8:22.67 minutes.[5]

He represented Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed eleventh in the final.[6] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and placed fifth.[7]

International competitions

2015World Cross Country ChampionshipsGuiyang, China23rdJunior race25:08
3rdJunior team23 pts
African GamesBrazzaville, Congo6th3000 m s'chase8:32.05
2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Polandbgcolor=silver2nd3000 m s'chase8:22.67
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11th3000 m s'chase8:40.68
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom28th (h)3000 m s'chase8:35.73
2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria3rd5000 m13:49.58
5th3000 m s'chase8:36.58
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rd (h)3000 m s'chase8:26.58
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan5th3000 m s'chase8:15.34
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States7th3000 m s'chase8:29.40

Notes and References

  1. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/1080385 Yemane Haileselassie
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/eritrea/yemane-haileselassie-297670 Yemane Haileselassie
  3. http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/AT/CLS-ASM-3000%20m-FINALE-01.PDF 3000 m Steeplechase – Men – Final
  4. Ramsak, Bob (15 July 2016). Preview: men's 3000m steeplechase – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  5. Ramsak, Bob (24 July 2016). Report: men's 3000m steeplechase – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  6. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yemane-haileselassie Yemane Haileselassie
  7. Web site: Athletics HAILESELASSIE Yemane. dead. 2021-08-08. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 8 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808223128/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1433046-haileselassie-yemane.htm.

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