Solomon Berihu (full name Solomon Berihu Weldeslassie or Solomon Berihu Weldeselassie; born 2 October 1999) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He was on the winning Ethiopian junior team at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
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| Full name | Solomon Berihu Weldeslassie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 2, 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, half marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ethiopia Electric[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editIn 2016, Berihu ran 13:12.67 for 5000 metres as a 17-year old to finish 6th at the Stockholm Diamond League, scoring one point in the 2016 Diamond League season.[1]
In 2017, Berihu was a member of the Ethiopian national team at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships junior race, where he finished 14th. Though his place did not contribute to the team score, his country won the overall team standings with 17 points, beating runner-up Kenya with 28 points.[1]
At the 2018 African Cross Country Championships junior race, Berihu was the individual bronze medalist and the first finisher from Ethiopia, losing only to Rhonex Kipruto and Stanley Mburu.[3]
In 2019, Berihu won the Dam tot Damloop 10-mile in a time of 45:49.[4] As of 2022, Berihu trains with Berihu Aregawi and Haftam Abadi in Ethiopia.[2]
Statistics
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 5000 metres | 13:02.08 | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Hengelo, Netherlands | 9 June 2019 |
| 10,000 metres | 27:02.26 | Ethiopian World Team Trials | Hengelo, Netherlands | 17 July 2019 |
| Half marathon | 59:17 | Delhi Half Marathon | New Delhi, India | 20 October 2019 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Solomon Berihu at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "Aregawi – fast times on the track, but slow and steady approach off it | News | Belgrade 22 | World Athletics Indoor Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Kenya maintains African cross country dominance in Algeria". Africanews. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Solomon Berihu en Evaline Chirchir winnen Dam tot Damloop" (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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