1. Birhanu Balew was born on 27 February 1996 and is an Ethiopian-born long-distance runner representing Bahrain.
20 Facts About Birhanu Balew
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Birhanu Balew reached the final of the 5000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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In 2016 Birhanu competed in his first Olympic Games at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
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Birhanu Balew placed 9th in the men's 5000m Final clocking a time of 13:09.26.
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On 26 March, Birhanu Balew represented Bahrain at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda.
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Birhanu Balew then won three 5000m races in a Europe before going to London to compete in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
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In 2018 Birhanu Balew represented his country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom over 3000m.
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LRunning in third place into the final 200m, race leader Yomif Kejelcha fell at grabbed Selemon Barega's shorts, pulling him out of the inside lane, while Birhanu Balew ran by to win in a time of 13:01.09.
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On 30 August Birhanu Balew represented his country at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Birhanu Balew started his 2019 track season running indoors in France.
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On 30 March Birhanu Balew represented his country at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
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Birhanu Balew finished 19th in the senior men's race, which was won by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei.
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Birhanu Balew then won both the Arab Championships in Cairo, Egypt and the Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar over the 5000m.
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Birhanu Balew contested several Diamond League Meetings over the summer before his next global championships at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar.
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Birhanu Balew only had a short 2020 track season racing indoors between 31 January and 21 February.
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Birhanu Balew began his 2021 track season by competing indoor over 3000m at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais; he finished 5th in an Asian Record of 7:34.58.
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Birhanu Balew finished 2nd in 27:07.49, and new personal best and national record.
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Birhanu Balew placed 7th in 12:57.71; the race was won by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
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Birhanu Balew next raced at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway in the 3000m placing 4th in a personal best time of 7:33.05.
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At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Birhanu Balew represented Bahrain in the 5000m and 10,000 metre competitions, but did not advance from the heat stage in the 5000m.