Berihu Aregawi (born 28 February 2001)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He placed fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Aregawi won the silver medal for the men's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships. He is the world record holder for the 5 kilometres road race, set on 31 December 2021 in Barcelona.
.jpg) Aregawi at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 28 February 2001 Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
At age 17, Aregawi earned bronze in the 10,000 m at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships. He also holds the Ethiopian record in the 10 kilometres. On December 31, 2023, he was proclaimed the winner of the “San Silvestre Vallecana” (Madrid).
Career edit
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 that year. He then went to Argentina for the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires and placed second in the combined 3000 m 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 10,000 m 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 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 3000 m event.[1] Aregawi finished seventh in the 10,000 m race at the outdoor World Championships held in Eugene, Oregon that year.[1]
In February 2023, he won the silver medal on a 10 km course at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia with a time of 29:26. The winner was Jacob Kiplimo in 29:17. On 11 March, Aregawi narrowly missed by nine seconds Rhonex Kipruto's 10 km world record in Laredo, Spain, clocking an Ethiopian record and the second-fastest time in history of 26:33.[6]
In March 2023, he ran 26:33 at the 10 km race in Laredo, Spain, the second fastest 10k of all time.[7][8]
He ran the fifth-fastest track 5000m time in history when running 12:40.45 to win the Diamond League event in Lausanne in June 2023.[9]
In the 10,000m race at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he placed fourth.[10]
He won silver at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.[11]
Achievements edit
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 7th | 10,000 m | 27:31.00 | |
| 2023 | World Cross Country Championships | Bathurst, Australia | 2nd | Senior race | 29:26 |
| 2nd | Team | 32 pts | |||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | 5000 m | 13:12.99 | |
| 4th | 10,000 m | 27:55.71 |
Personal bests edit
- 3000 metres – 7:26.81 (Monaco 2022)
- 3000 metres indoor – 7:26.20 (Karlsruhe 2022)
- 5000 metres – 12:40.45 (Lausanne 2023)
- 10000 metres – 26:46.13 (Hengelo 2022)
- Road
Circuit wins and titles, National titles edit
Diamond League champion 5000 metres: 2021[12]
- 2021: Zürich Weltklasse (5 km)
- 2022: Eugene Prefontaine Classic (5000m, WL MR PB)
- Ethiopian Championships
- 10,000 metres: 2021
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Berihu AREGAWI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Rhonex Kipruto strides to World U20 10,000m title". July 10, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (2021-12-31). "Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye shatter 5K world records". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ Snider-McGrath, Ben (12 March 2023). "Ethiopian runner narrowly misses 10K world record". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Aregawi runs 26:33 at Loredo 10k misses world record by seconds". Running Magazine. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Aregawi goes No.2 all time with 26:33 10km in Laredo". World Athletics. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Berihu Aregawi clocks fifth-fastest men's 5,000 meters". espn. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Cheptegei joins all-time greats after winning third world 10,000m title in Budapest". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2024). "Kiplimo confirms he's the king of cross country". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League Final | Zürich (SUI) | 8th-9th Sept 2021" (PDF). Diamond League. 2021-09-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-09-09.