Berihu Aregawi

Berihu Aregawi (born 28 February 2001)[1] is an Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner.

Berihu Aregawi
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Junior Championships
2018 Tampere10,000 m
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires3000 m + XC
African Youth Games
2018 Algiers3000 m

Career

Berihu Aregawi was the bronze medalist in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 World U20 Championships in Tampere behind Rhonex Kipruto and Jacob Kiplimo.[2] He won the 3000 metres race at the African Youth Games. He then went to Argentina for the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires and placed second in the combined 3000m event.[1]

In November 2019, Aregawi won the Great Ethiopian Run (10 kilometres road race).[1]

On 8 June 2021, he finished third in the Ethiopian trial behind Selemon Barega and Yomif Kejelcha in the 10,000m to effectively seal his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3] Aregawi finished fourth on his Olympic debut in the 10,000 metres race, behind his compatriot Selemon Barega, who won gold.[4]

On 31 December 2021, Aregawi set a world record in the 5 km run at the Cursa dels Nassos 5K in Barcelona in a time of 12 minutes 49 seconds, improving previous mark of Joshua Cheptegei by 2 seconds. He had 38 second margin of victory.[5]

At the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, he was eliminated in the heats of the 3000m event.[1]

Achievements

International competitions
Representing  Ethiopia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 10,000 m 27:48.41 PB
African Youth Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 3000 m 7:50.98
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 3000 m + XC 4 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 10,000 m 27:46.16
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 23 (h) 3000 m i 7:58.59

Circuit wins and titles, and National championships

Personal bests
Road

References
  1. "Berihu AREGAWI | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. "Rhonex Kipruto strides to World U20 10,000m title". July 10, 2018.
  3. "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
  4. "Athletics - Final Results".
  5. Dickinson, Marley (2021-12-31). "Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye shatter 5K world records". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  6. "Wanda Diamond League Final | Zürich (SUI) | 8th-9th Sept 2021" (PDF). Diamond League. 2021-09-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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