Robel Kiros Habte

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Robel Kiros Habte
Robel Kiros Habte Rio2016.jpg
Habte at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29)
Adama, Ethiopia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Robel Kiros Habte (born 13 April 1992 in Adama, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer. He holds the Ethiopian championship records in a 100m butterfly, 50m, and 100m freestyle. He represented Ethiopia in competitions held in Morocco, Singapore, Qatar, Mozambique, Spain, Russia and Brazil, from youth Olympic games to Olympics. He competed in the 100-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He served as the flag bearer for Ethiopia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. [2][3]

Habte is a son of Kiros Habte Kinfe, president of .[citation needed]

Career best times[]

Event Time Record Meet
Long course
50 m freestyle 27.48 NR 2013 World Aquatics Championships
100 m freestyle 1:04.95 2016 Summer Olympics
Short course
50 m freestyle 27.99 NR 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships

References[]

  1. ^ "Robel Kiros Habte". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "How did Robel Kiros Habte qualify to swim in the Olympics?". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ "This Ethiopian Olympic swimmer has become an internet sensation after finishing half a lap behind his rivals". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links[]

"Robel The Whale Foundation". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Yanet Seyoum
Flagbearer for  Ethiopia
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Abdelmalik Muktar
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