Teklit Teweldebrhan (born 1 October 1993) is an Eritrean runner who has specialized in various middle-distance and

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disciplines. He represented Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Running career

Teweldebrhan made his first major international appearance at the

2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held at Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 28 March 2010. It was the first time in over twenty years that Poland hosted the annual championships, having previously held them in Warsaw in ...

, where he finished the junior men's race in 22nd place of 118 finishers. At the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

, 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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Teklit Teweldebrhan IAAF profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teweldebrhan, Teklit 1993 births Living people Eritrean male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Eritrea Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Running career

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