Habte Jifar

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Habte Jifar (born January 29, 1976 in Ambo, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner. He has a total of three medals in the All-African Games. His best performance in a global event was a sixth place at the 1999 World Championships. He currently specializes in the marathon race.Now at this time he lives in America, and he has three daughters and a lovely wife. He also achieved so many medals.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 2nd5000m 13:49.70
4th10,000m 29:04.57
1995 All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 2nd5,000 m13:45.11
2nd10,000 m28:26.3
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 7th10,000 m28:00.29
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd10,000 m 28:15.11
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th10,000 m28:02.71


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