Teklit Teweldebrhan

Teklit Teweldebrhan (born 1 October 1993) is an Eritrean runner who has specialized in various middle-distance and long-distance disciplines. He represented Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Teklit Teweldebrhan

Teweldebrhan at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Eritrean
Born	(1993-10-01) October 1, 1993 (age 30) Adi Zemer, Eritrea
Sport
Sport	Track
Event	1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1500 metres: 3:36.50^[1]

Running career

Teweldebrhan made his first major international appearance at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he finished the junior men's race in 22nd place of 118 finishers. At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 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.

See also

• Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

1. All-Athletics. "Profile of Teklit Teweldebrhan".
2. . London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-08-06.

External links

• Teklit Teweldebrhan IAAF profile