Yemane Haileselassie

In this Eritrean name, the name Haileselassie is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Yemane.
Yemane Haileselassie
Haileselassie at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) (age 26)
Hazega, Eritrea
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase, 5000 m, 10,000 m, 10K run
Achievements and titles
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
Representing  Eritrea
IAAF World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bydgoszcz Steeplechase

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yemane Haileselassie.
  1. ^ Yemane Haileselassie. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ Yemane Haileselassie. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ 3000 m Steeplechase – Men – Final. Brazzaville2015. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  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. ^ Yemane Haileselassie Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  7. ^ "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.