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| Born | 9 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IK Tjalve Ullensaker/Kisa IL | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Awet Nftalem Kibrab (born 9 May 1995) is an Eritrean-born Norwegian long-distance runner. He was a silver medalist at the 2025 European Running Championships in the half marathon. [1]
He was born in Eritrea, representing the country at the 2013 World Youth Championships. [1] He joined the club IK Tjalve. Together with compatriot Senay Fissehatsion he moved to Ull/Kisa, before rejoining Tjalve in 2025. [2]
Kibrab began representing Norway internationally in June 2023. He made his international debut in a Norwegian vest at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia, where he finished eighth in the 5km in a time of 13:28. [3]
He won the silver medal behind Frenchman Jimmy Gressier in the Half Marathon race at the 2025 European Running Championships on 12 April 2025 in Leuven, Belgium. [4] [5]
In August 2025, he won his first national title, winning the 10,000 meters after a largely solo run and resultant personal best time of 28:06.36. [6] He was subsequently selected to compete for Norway in the 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, having qualified via his world ranking. [7]
