Yohannes Tefera

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Yohannes Tefera
Personal information
Born (2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:44.09 (Nancy, 2025)

Yohannes Tefera (born 28 March 2004) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. [1]

Career

Tefera placed sixth in the 800 metres at the delayed 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2024. [2] He finished eighth in the 800 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024. [3]

Tefera won the 800 metres at the Gouden Spike meet in Leiden, Netherlands in June 2025, with a time of 1:45.59. [4] He ran a new personal best for the 800 metres of 1:44.09 competing in Nancy, France in July 2025. [5] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, for the men's 800 metres. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Yohannes Tefera". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 Sep 2025.
  2. ↑ "African Games". World Athletics. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Internationale atletiektop op zonnige editie van de Gouden Spike". Centraalplus. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "New personal record for Gouaned in the 800m". Horizons.dz. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 16 Sep 2025.
  6. ↑ "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulsesports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 16 Sep 2025.
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