Teklit Teweldebrhan Explained

Teklit Teweldebrhan
Sport:Track
Event:1500 metres
Birth Date:1 October 1993
Birth Place:Adi Zemer, Eritrea
Pb:1500 metres

3:36.50[1]

Teklit Teweldebrhan (born 1 October 1993) is an Eritrean runner who has specialized in various middle-distance and long-distance disciplines. He represented Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Running career

Teweldebrhan made his first major international appearance at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he finished the junior men's race in 22nd place of 118 finishers. At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he made it to the finals round of the men's 1500 metres, finishing in eighth place overall with a time of 3:42.63 (min:sec). He would go on to run at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the age of 18, finishing the men's 1500 metres in 3:42.88.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Teklit Teweldebrhan. All-Athletics.
  2. Web site: Teklit Teweldebrhan. London 2012. 2012-08-06. 2012-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120804190826/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/teweldebrhan-teklit-1069295/. dead.