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Born | 18 January 1996 | (age 28)|||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1] [2] | |||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 m, steeplechase | |||||||||||
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Chala Beyo Techo (born 18 January 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the gold medallist in the steeplechase at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics, becoming the first non-Kenyan to win that title since Brahim Boulami in 2002. [4]
He made his international debut at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, placing fourth behind a Kenyan trio. [5] As a result he was chosen to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, held later at the same venue, and he again took fourth place. [6] [7] He placed fifth at the 2015 African Games. [8]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.02 |
IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:25.45 | |
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.03 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.02 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:32.06 | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.091 |
1Did not finish in the final
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 18 January 1996 | (age 28)|||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1] [2] | |||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 m, steeplechase | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal bests |
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Medal record
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Chala Beyo Techo (born 18 January 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the gold medallist in the steeplechase at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics, becoming the first non-Kenyan to win that title since Brahim Boulami in 2002. [4]
He made his international debut at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, placing fourth behind a Kenyan trio. [5] As a result he was chosen to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, held later at the same venue, and he again took fourth place. [6] [7] He placed fifth at the 2015 African Games. [8]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.02 |
IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:25.45 | |
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.03 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.02 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:32.06 | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.091 |
1Did not finish in the final