Berihu Aregawi

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Berihu Aregawi
Personal information
Born (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)

Berihu Aregawi (born 28 February 2001) is an Ethiopian Olympic long distance runner.[1]

He won silver at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics 3000 metres race.[2] He was then bronze medalist in the 10,000m at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships behind Rhonex Kipruto and Jacob Kiplimo.[3] On 8 June 2021, he finished third in the Ethiopian trial behind Selemon Barega and Yomif Kejelcha in the 10,000m to effectively seal his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[4] He finished fourth on his Olympic debut in the 10,000 metres race, behind his compatriot Selemon Barega, who won gold.[5]

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

  • 3000 metres – 7:33.39 (Lausanne 2021)
  • 5000 metres – 13:08.91 (Nairobi 2020)
  • 10000 metres – 26:50.37 (Hengelo 2021)

Indoor

References[]

  1. ^ "Berihu AREGAWI | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Berihu AREGAWI | Profile | World Athletics".
  3. ^ "Rhonex Kipruto strides to World U20 10,000m title". July 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Final Results".
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