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Saron Berhe

This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Saron.

Saron Berhe Tareke (born 27 August 2007) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She is the world under-18 record-holder in the short track 1500 metres and mile run with a mile time of 4:24.23.

Saron Berhe
Personal information
Full nameSaron Berhe Tareke[1]
Nationality Ethiopia
Born27 August 2007 (16 years, 252 days old)[2]
AgentJuan Pedro Pineda De La Losa
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Mile run
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests1500m:
4:00.46 (2023)

Mile:
4:24.23 sh WU18R (2024)
Updated on 20 February 2024.

Career edit

Saron started her career competing in the 800 metres, finishing 6th behind Werkuha Getachew at the 2021 Pepsi Meet in Addis Ababa.[3][4] In 2022, she contested both the Ethiopian U18 Championships and the senior Ethiopian Athletics Championships in that event; she won the silver medal at the U18 championships in a 2:04.6 best, and finished 8th at the senior championships.[5][6][7]

Running as a professional under Juan Pedro Pineda, Saron made her international debut placing 8th at the 2023 Metz Indoor Meeting.[8] At the Meeting Desafio Nerja in Spain, she finished runner-up in a personal best of 2:02.26.[9] Despite the 800 m time being a world under-18 lead, Saron would see her greatest successs in the 1500 m, which she made her international debut for at the Meeting Pro Athlé Tour Stanislas de Nancy in France.[10] She placed 2nd at the 2023 Meeting Madrid in a time of 4:02.30 behind Brenda Chebet, but Chebet was later disqualified for violating anti-doping rules, promoting Saron to first place.[11] Saron placed 6th at the 2023 Xiamen Diamond League in 4:00.86, and 11th at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme in 4:00.46 to end her season.[12] The latter result made her the fastest-ever woman to place 11th in any 1500 metres race.[13]

Saron opened her 2024 season at the 2024 Copernicus Cup, running the short track mile run which was set up as a world record attempt for Freweyni Hailu. Saron joined Hailu, Hirut Meshesha, and Netsanet Desta behind the pacemakers, and despite falling back she finished 3rd in 4:24.23.[14] The time was a new under-18 world best, beating Mary Cain's old record of 4:28.25 by four seconds. Her 1500 m en-route split was 4:06.62, which also beat Gudaf Tsegay's previous under-18 world best of 4:08.47.[15]

Personal life edit

Saron runs under Spanish athletics manager Juan Pedro Pineda, alongside Olympic medallist Gudaf Tsegay.[16] Her twin sister Tegab Berhe is also a runner, having finished 6th at the 2023 African U18 Championships in the 800 m.[17]

Statistics edit

Personal best progression edit

1500m progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 4:13.4 h A   AF Club Competition Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 Mar 2023 [18]
2 4:03.70 5th Meeting Pro Athlé Tour Stanislas de Nancy Tomblaine, France 17 Jun 2023 [19]
3 4:02.30   Meeting Madrid Madrid, Spain 21 Jul 2023 [20]
4 4:00.86 6th Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen, China 1 Sep 2023 [21]
5 4:00.46 11th Memorial Van Damme Bruxelles, Belgium 7 Sep 2023 [22]

References edit

  1. ^ LRDC; elPeriodico.com (18 May 2023). "Desafío Nerja 2023 | Horarios y donde ver con Carro, Mariano..." La Bolsa del Corredor (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Saron Berhe at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12999815". Tilastopaja.
  4. ^ "Addis Ababa Federation 1st Pepsi Clubs Short, Middle Distance & Field Events competition, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 9-11/12/2021 | Africathle". africathle.com. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Ethiopian u20 and u18 championships, Assela 7-13/03/2022 | Africathle". africathle.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13007227". Tilastopaja.
  7. ^ "Ethiopian championships, Hawassa 28/03-2/04/2022 | Africathle". africathle.com. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Statletik". www.statletik.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ "MARIANO GARCÍA, MARTA SERRANO Y LA ETÍOPE WORKNESH MESELE DESLUMBRAN EN NERJA - Desafio Nerja" (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Melissa Courtney-Bryant wins big in Tomblaine 1500m". AW. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. ^ trackalerts.com (22 July 2023). "Rajindra Campbell Sets NR and MR in Shot Put at Meeting Madrid 2023 - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (3 September 2023). "Xiamen DL — Coleman Shows His Speed Again". Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's Best-Ever Marks-For-Place". Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Hailu, Klaver and Swoboda on form as records fall in Ostrava | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  15. ^ Benatti, Andrea (31 January 2024). "Incredibile Record del mondo U18 sui 1500 dalla 16enne Berhe... di passaggio sul miglio!". Queen Atletica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  16. ^ Saron Berhe at World Athletics  
  17. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13037595". Tilastopaja.
  18. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13051210". Tilastopaja.
  19. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13043201". Tilastopaja.
  20. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13045528". Tilastopaja.
  21. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13047098". Tilastopaja.
  22. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13047531". Tilastopaja.

External links edit

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