Bereket Nega
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bereket Nega Batebo 25 September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:43.00 (Addis Abada, 2021) 3000m: 7:52.45 (Valsugana, 2023) 5000m: 13:54.2 (Hawassa, 2022) Road 5km: 13:33 (Lille, 2022) 10km: 27:49 (Herzogenaurach, 2025) Half marathon 1:00:03 (Buenos Aires, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
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Bereket Nega Batebo (born 25 September 2004) is an Ethiopian long-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Career
Nega placed eighth overall in the individual U20 race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, helping Ethiopia to win the team silver medal.[2][3]
In 2025, Nega won the Jan Meda International Cross Country over 10 km, finishing ahead of Hailemariyam Amare in 28:29.00.[4] He improved his 10 km personal best to 27:49 in 2025.[5] Nega ran the half marathon distance in 1:00:03 in Buenos Aires in August 2025, placing fourth overall having run 27:59 through 10 km as pacemaker.[6]
In November 2025, he defeated Berihu Aregawi at the Ethiopian World XC trials and was announced in the Ethiopian team for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[7][8][9] On 10 January 2026 at the Championship in Tallahassee, he placed 35th overall.[10]
References
- ^ "Bereket Nega". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 18 Feb 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Kipkirui claims U20 men's crown in competitive contest". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Tiruye Mesfin, Bereket Nega Win Jan Meda Intl Cross Country". Ethiopian Monitor. February 3, 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "All eyes on Kiplimo in Buenos Aires". Enedsports.com. August 21, 2025. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Kiplimo in a class of his own in Buenos Aires". World Athletics. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Adhanom, Haileegziabher (19 November 2025). "Team Ethiopia Announced for World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee". liyu-sport.com. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior men's preview: History beckons as Kiplimo and Aregawi renew rivalry". World Athletics. 6 Jan 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (January 7, 2026). "2026 World XC men's preview: Kiplimo-Aregawi round 3; Can Team USA medal on home soil?". Lets Run. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.