Robel Fsiha (born 7 March 1996) is a Swedish

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 ...

. Fsiha emigrated from

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 ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

as a refugee in 2013.

Career

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the

2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were hosted in the city of Aarhus in Denmark. It was the 43rd edition of the championships and was held on 30 March 2019. A part of the course was run on the grounds and grass roof of the Moesgaard ...

held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 17th place. In the same year, he won the senior men's race at the

2019 European Cross Country Championships The 2019 European Cross Country Championships is the 26th edition of the European Cross Country Championships. It was held 8 December 2019, hosted by Lisbon, Portugal. It was the third occasion that Portugal has hosted the championships. Medal s ...

held in Lisbon, Portugal. Fsiha was banned from competition for four years in May 2020 after testing positive for artificial testosterone. The ban lasts from 5 February 2020 till 4 February 2024.

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* Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male cross country runners Swedish sportspeople in doping cases Eritrean emigrants to Sweden 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub