Solomon Berihu (full name Solomon Berihu Weldeslassie or Solomon Berihu Weldeselassie; born 2 October 1999) is an Ethiopian

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

. He was on the winning Ethiopian junior team at the

2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremoni ...

Biography

In 2016, Berihu ran 13:12.67 for

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

as a 17-year old to finish 6th at the

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, scoring one point in the

2016 Diamond League The 2016 Diamond League was the seventh season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The 2016 series saw three changes to the format. One of the two ...

season. In 2017, Berihu was a member of the Ethiopian national team at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships junior race, where he finished 14th. Though his place did not contribute to the team score, his country won the overall team standings with 17 points, beating runner-up

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with 28 points. At the

2018 African Cross Country Championships The 2018 African Cross Country Championships was the fifth edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 17 March in Chlef, Algeria – the f ...

junior race, Berihu was the individual bronze medalist and the first finisher from Ethiopia, losing only to

Rhonex Kipruto Rhonex Kipruto (born 12 October 1999) is a Kenyan Long-distance running, long-distance runner. He is the 2018 10,000 metres world U20 champion and the 2019 10,000 metres world championships bronze medalist. His 10K run, 10 km road race pers ...

and

Stanley Mburu Stanley Waithaka Mburu (born 9 April 2000) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres Mburu enjoyed his first international success at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, taking a bronze medal in th ...

. In 2019, Berihu won the

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10-mile in a time of 45:49. As of 2022, Berihu trains with

Berihu Aregawi Berihu Aregawi (born 28 February 2001) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He placed fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Aregawi currently holds world record in the 5 kilometres road race. Career Berihu Aregawi was the br ...

and Haftam Abadi in Ethiopia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berihu, Solomon 1999 births Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male cross country runners Living people