Habte Jifar (born January 29, 1976, in Ambo, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner. He has a total of three medals in the All-African Games. His best performance in a global event was a sixth place at the 1999 World Championships. He currently specializes in the marathon race.Now at this time he lives in America, and he has three daughters and a lovely wife. He also achieved so many medals.
| Representing | ||||||
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5000m | 13:49.70 |
| 4th | 10,000m | 29:04.57 | ||||
| 1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2nd | 5,000 m | 13:45.11 | |
| 2nd | 10,000 m | 28:26.3 | ||||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | 10,000 m | 28:00.29 | |
| 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | 10,000 m | 28:15.11 | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th | 10,000 m | 28:02.71 | |