Height: | 176 cm |
Weight: | 58 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 3000 m, steeplechase |
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Chala Beyo Techo (born 18 January 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the gold medallist in the steeplechase at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics, becoming the first non-Kenyan to win that title since Brahim Boulami in 2002.[1]
He made his international debut at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, placing fourth behind a Kenyan trio.[2] As a result he was chosen to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, held later at the same venue, where he again finished in fourth place.[3] [4] He placed fifth at the 2015 African Games.[5]
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.02 | |
IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:25.45 | ||
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.03 | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.02 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:32.06 | ||
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.091 |