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Berhanu Alemu

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Berhanu Alemu Feysa (Amharic: ብርሃኑ አለማሁ; born 16 July 1982) is an Ethiopian former middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics failing to advance to the final.

His 800 metres personal best of 1:45.28 from 2004 is a former Ethiopian record, broken in 2011 by Mohammed Aman.[citation needed]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 800 m 1:50.79
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 9th (sf) 800 m 1:48.35
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 18th (sf) 1500 m 3:41:09
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 25th (h) 1500 m 3:55.74
2002 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 6th 800 m 1:48.54
8th 1500 m 3:44.23
2003 World Championships Paris, France 8th (sf) 800 m 1:46.40
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 800 m DQ
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 19th (sf) 800 m 1:47.40
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (sf) 800 m 1:47.66
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd (h) 800 m 1:51.07
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 8th 800 m 1:52.25

Personal bests

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Indoor

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