Tadese Takele

Tadese Takele Bikila (born 3 August 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete.

Tadese Takele
Personal information
Birth nameTadese Takele Bikila
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Nairobi3000 m steeplechase
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Port Louis3000 m steeplechase

He won the Ethiopian Olympic Trial in June 2021 in the 3000m steeplechase, running a personal best of 8:09:37 to beat Abrham Sime and Hailemariyam Amare.[1] Later that month he finished second behind Soufiane El Bakkali in steeplechase in the Diamond League meeting in Florence, running 8:10:56.[2] Competing at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase he finished ninth in heat three.[3]

References
  1. "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
  2. "Soufiane EL BAKKALI place first in Florence and signs the World Best Performance in 3000 mSC". en.yabiladi.com.
  3. "Athletics - TAKELE Bikila Tadese - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.


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