Afewerki Berhane (born 6 May 1996) is an

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. In age-specific competitions, he finished fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships and thirteenth (and won a team bronze medal) in the junior race at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships. He finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ...

, 19th (and 4th team-wise) at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships and 19th at the

2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 24 March 2018 in Valencia, Spain. It was the 23rd edition of the event and the 2nd time it was held in Spain. Netsanet Gudeta gave the standout performance of the competition, winning ...

. His personal best times are 13:28.39 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 2016 in

Carquefou Carquefou (; Gallo: ''Carqefou'', ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique, department in the region Pays de la Loire, in western France. Population Economy The headquarters of the geophysical research company Sercel is located in Carquefou ...

; 28:04.07 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in July 2015 in

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; and 1:01:17 hours in the half marathon, achieved in November 2017 in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

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1996 births Living people Eritrean male long-distance runners Eritrean male cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games competitors for Eritrea 21st-century Eritrean people {{Eritrea-athletics-bio-stub