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.
 Haileselassie at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1998 (age 26) Hazega, Eritrea | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 metres steeplechase, 5000 m, 10,000 m, 10K run | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 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] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | World Cross Country Championships | Guiyang, China | 23rd | Junior race | 25:08 |
| 3rd | Junior team | 23 pts | |||
| African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:32.05 | |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:22.67 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.68 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:35.73 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:49.58 |
| 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:36.58 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.58 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:15.34 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:29.40 |
| 2024 | Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 1st | Honolulu Marathon | 2:11:59 |
References
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- ^ Yemane Haileselassie. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
- ^ Yemane Haileselassie. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
- ^ 3000 m Steeplechase – Men – Final. Brazzaville2015. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (15 July 2016). Preview: men's 3000m steeplechase – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (24 July 2016). Report: men's 3000m steeplechase – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Yemane Haileselassie Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Athletics HAILESELASSIE Yemane". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.