Yemane Haileselassie (born 21 February 1998) 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 ...
n male
steeplechase runner. He is the national record holder at 8:22.52 minutes and represented his country at the
2016 Rio Olympics
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He made his international debut at the
2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships () was the 41st edition of the global championships in cross country running, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held in Guiyang, China on 28 March. It was th ...
and placed 23rd in the junior race and shared in the team junior bronze medals. A senior debut followed at the
2015 African Games and he placed sixth at 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. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the ...
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At the start of the 2016 outdoor season he ran an
Eritrean national record of 8:22.52 minutes. He was the fastest entrant at the
2016 IAAF World U20 Championships
The 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1997) which was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 19–24 J ...
but was unable to break the Kenyan streak, taking the silver medal behind
Amos Kirui close to his personal best with 8:22.67 minutes.
He represented
Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed eleventh in the final. He competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics and placed fifth.
International competitions
References
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Living people
1998 births
Eritrean male long-distance runners
Eritrean male steeplechase runners
Olympic athletes of Eritrea
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Eritrea
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
African Games competitors for Eritrea
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Eritrean people