Afewerki Berhane (born 6 May 1996) is an

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

long distance runner Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

. In age-specific competitions, he finished fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships and thirteenth (and won a team bronze medal) in the junior race at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships. He finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host aw ...

, 19th (and 4th team-wise) at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships and 19th at the

2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 24 March 2018 in Valencia, Spain. It was the 23rd edition of the event and the 2nd time it was held in Spain. Netsanet Gudeta gave the standout performance of the competition, winning ...

. His personal best times are 13:28.39 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 2016 in

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; 28:04.07 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in July 2015 in

San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

; and 1:01:17 hours in the half marathon, achieved in November 2017 in

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1996 births Living people Eritrean male long-distance runners Eritrean male cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games competitors for Eritrea 21st-century Eritrean people {{Eritrea-athletics-bio-stub