(1977-11-05) November 5, 1977 (age 46) Adi Bilay, Ethiopia
Height
1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight
62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country
Eritrea
Sport
Athletics
Event
Marathon
Updated on 22 July 2012
Yonas Andebrhan Kifle (born 5 November 1977)[1] is an Eritrean runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, the marathon and cross-country running. He has represented Eritrea at the Olympics on four occasions; in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. He has also competed at World Championship-level in cross country, road running, and on the track indoors and outdoors.
He was the bronze medallist in the half marathon at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. His personal bests include 59:30 minutes for the half marathon and 2:07:34 hours for the marathon (an Eritrean record).
^Yonas Kifle Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-03-24.
Yonas Andebrhan Kifle (born 5 November 1977) is an Eritrean runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, the marathon and cross-country running. He has...
finished the race in thirty-seventh place by one second ahead of Eritrea's YonasKifle, with a time of 2:20:24. Saeed also achieved his personal best time of...
National Olympic Committee in Athens Competitors 4 in 1 sport Flag bearer YonasKifle Medals Ranked 71st Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1 Summer Olympics appearances...
brought him the national record for the marathon, previously held by YonasKifle, he only finished eighth in the high calibre race. At the 2012 Egmond...
designated Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916. His baptismal name was Kifle Yaqob (ክፍለ ያዕቆብ kəflä y’aqob). Ethiopian emperors traditionally chose their...
Championships with a sixth-place finish. With the help of teammates YonasKifle and Tesfayohannes Mesfen, among others, he took Eritrea to third position...
athletics and road cycling, the first for the nation. Marathon runner YonasKifle had competed at every Olympic games since its national debut in Sydney...
20 minutes and 15 seconds. García placed directly ahead of Eritrea's YonasKifle (two hours, 20 minutes and 23 seconds) and directly behind Poland's Henryk...
Global Information
Eritrea