Tesfaye Deriba

Tesfaye Deriba
Personal information
Born (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26)
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000 m steeplechase

Tesfaye Deriba Ketema (born 11 September 1998) is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing seventh in the final.

His personal best in the event is 8:13.33 set in Hengelo in 2017.[2]

In 2019, he represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[3] He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase and he finished in 9th place.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:33.67
World Championships London, United Kingdom 7th 3000 m s'chase 8:22.12
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 9th 3000 m s'chase 8:44.59

References

  1. ^ Tesfaye Deriba at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ All-Athletics profile
  3. ^ a b "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
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