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Ethiopian long-distance runner
Berehanu Tsegu
Personal information
Full nameBerehanu Wendemu Tsegu
Born (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportLong-distance running

Berehanu Wendemu Tsegu (born 30 September 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He holds a personal best of 27:00.73 minutes for the 10,000 metres. He was the 10,000 metres champion at 2019 African Games.

He finished second at the 2018 Corrida de Houilles. In 2019, he also won the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon with a time of 59:56, only four seconds slower than the course record at the time.

He tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned blood booster, at the 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon. Though he initially disputed the results, he later admitted to the violation and received a four-year ban from the sport. This occurred during a period where World Athletics had highlighted Ethiopia as a country at risk of widespread doping, which was followed by the launch of an education programme by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation.

See also

References

  1. "Berehanu Tsegu". Moyo Sports. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  2. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. "Record d'Europe du 10 km à la corrida de Houilles ! | Corrida de Houilles". corrida-houilles.fr. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  4. Gillen, Nancy (2020-03-20). African Games 10,000 metres champion receives four-year doping ban for EPO. Inside the Games. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

External links

African Games champions in men's 10,000 metres


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