Saron Berhe

This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Saron.

Saron Berhe

Personal information
Full name	Saron Berhe Tareke [1]
Nationality	Ethiopia
Born	27 August 2007 (2007-08-27) (age 18) [2]
Agent	Juan Pedro Pineda De La Losa
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb) [2]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 metres Mile run
Achievements and titles
National finals	2022 Ethiopian U18s  • 800m, 2nd 2022 Ethiopian Champs  • 800m, 8th
Personal bests	1500m : 4:00.46 (2023) Mile : 4:24.23 sh WU18R (2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Ethiopia African Championships 2024 Douala 1500 m World Junior Championships 2024 Lima 1500 m
Updated on 20 February 2024

Saron Berhe Tareke (born 27 August 2007) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She is the world under-18 record-holder in the short track 1500 metres and mile run with a mile time of 4:24.23.

Career

Saron started her career competing in the 800 metres, finishing 6th behind Werkuha Getachew at the 2021 Pepsi Meet in Addis Ababa. ^{[3] [4]} In 2022, she contested both the Ethiopian U18 Championships and the senior Ethiopian Athletics Championships in that event; she won the silver medal at the U18 championships in a 2:04.6 best, and finished 8th at the senior championships. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Running as a professional under Juan Pedro Pineda, Saron made her international debut placing 8th at the 2023 Metz Indoor Meeting. ^[8] At the Meeting Desafio Nerja in Spain, she finished runner-up in a personal best of 2:02.26. ^[9] Despite the 800 m time being a world under-18 lead, Saron would see her greatest success in the 1500 m, which she made her international debut for at the Meeting Pro Athlé Tour Stanislas de Nancy in France. ^[10] She placed 2nd at the 2023 Meeting Madrid in a time of 4:02.30 behind Brenda Chebet, but Chebet was later disqualified for violating anti-doping rules, promoting Saron to first place. ^[11] Saron placed 6th at the 2023 Xiamen Diamond League in 4:00.86, and 11th at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme in 4:00.46 to end her season. ^[12] The latter result made her the fastest-ever woman to place 11th in any 1500 metres race. ^[13]

Saron opened her 2024 season at the 2024 Copernicus Cup, running the short track mile run which was set up as a world record attempt for Freweyni Hailu. Saron joined Hailu, Hirut Meshesha, and Netsanet Desta behind the pacemakers, and despite falling back she finished 3rd in 4:24.23. ^[14] The time was a new under-18 world best, beating Mary Cain's old record of 4:28.25 by four seconds. Her 1500 m en-route split was 4:06.62, which also beat Gudaf Tsegay's previous under-18 world best of 4:08.47. ^[15]

Personal life

Saron runs under Spanish athletics manager Juan Pedro Pineda, alongside Olympic medallist Gudaf Tsegay. ^[16] Her twin sister Tegab Berhe is also a runner, having finished 6th at the 2023 African U18 Championships in the 800 m. ^[17]

Statistics

Personal best progression

1500m progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	4:13.4 h A		AF Club Competition	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	24 Mar 2023	[18]
2	4:03.70	5th	Meeting Pro Athlé Tour Stanislas de Nancy	Tomblaine, France	17 Jun 2023	[19]
3	4:02.30		Meeting Madrid	Madrid, Spain	21 Jul 2023	[20]
4	4:00.86	6th	Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China	1 Sep 2023	[21]
5	4:00.46	11th	Memorial Van Damme	Bruxelles, Belgium	7 Sep 2023	[22]

References

1. LRDC; elPeriodico.com (18 May 2023). "Desafío Nerja 2023 &124; Horarios y donde ver con Carro, Mariano..." La Bolsa del Corredor (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
2. Saron Berhe at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
3. "Athletics recap for meeting #12999815" . Tilastopaja .
4. "Addis Ababa Federation 1st Pepsi Clubs Short, Middle Distance & Field Events competition, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 9-11/12/2021 &124; Africathle". africathle.com. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
5. "Ethiopian u20 and u18 championships, Assela 7-13/03/2022 &124; Africathle". africathle.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
6. "Athletics recap for meeting #13007227" . Tilastopaja .
7. "Ethiopian championships, Hawassa 28/03-2/04/2022 &124; Africathle". africathle.com. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
8. "Statletik". www.statletik.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
9. "MARIANO GARCÍA, MARTA SERRANO Y LA ETÍOPE WORKNESH MESELE DESLUMBRAN EN NERJA - Desafio Nerja" (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
10. "Melissa Courtney-Bryant wins big in Tomblaine 1500m". AW. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
11. trackalerts.com (22 July 2023). "Rajindra Campbell Sets NR and MR in Shot Put at Meeting Madrid 2023 - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website" . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
12. Hollobaugh, Jeff (3 September 2023). "Xiamen DL — Coleman Shows His Speed Again". Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
13. "Women's Best-Ever Marks-For-Place". Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
14. "Hailu, Klaver and Swoboda on form as records fall in Ostrava &124; REPORT &124; World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
15. Benatti, Andrea (31 January 2024). "Incredibile Record del mondo U18 sui 1500 dalla 16enne Berhe... di passaggio sul miglio!". Queen Atletica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
16. Saron Berhe at World Athletics
17. "Athletics recap for meeting #13037595" . Tilastopaja .
18. "Athletics recap for meeting #13051210" . Tilastopaja .
19. "Athletics recap for meeting #13043201" . Tilastopaja .
20. "Athletics recap for meeting #13045528" . Tilastopaja .
21. "Athletics recap for meeting #13047098" . Tilastopaja .
22. "Athletics recap for meeting #13047531" . Tilastopaja .

External links

• Saron Berhe at World Athletics