Takele Nigate (born 2 October 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

. In 2019, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. He did not qualify to compete in the final. In 2017, he won the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the

2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics The 2017 African Junior Athletics Championships was the thirteenth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held at the Stade Lalla Setti in Tlemcen, Algeria, between 29 June ...

held in Tlemcen, Algeria. In 2018, he won the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships The 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1999) which was held at Tampere Stadium ...

held in Tampere, Finland. In 2019, he represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase and he finished in 4th place.

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* Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) Ethiopian male cross country runners Ethiopian male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Ethiopia {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub