Samuel Firewu
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000m Steeplechase: 8:10.57 (Monaco, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Samuel Firewu (born 3 May 2004) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. He finished second at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships and won the 2022 Ethiopian Athletics Championships in the 3000m steeplechase.[1]
Career
In 2021 Samuel Firewu finished fourth in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.[2]
In March 2022 he became Ethiopia senior champion for the first time winning the 3000m steeplechase in Addis Ababa.[3] He finished fifth at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in June 2022 in Port Louis, Mauritius.[4] In August 2022, he finished as runner-up to compatriot Samuel Duguna to win the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[5]
Samuel Firewu set a new personal best time of 8:10.57 at the Diamond League event in Monaco, in July 2023.[6] He was selected for the Ethiopia team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[7] In September 2023, he finished second at the Diamond League event in Xiamen, China, in the 3000m steeplechase.[8] Later that month, he finished second at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon in a time of 8:10.74.[9]
References
- ^ "Samuel Firewu". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Gold rush Sunday! Amos Serem takes 3000m steeplechase gold for Kenya as compatriot Koech settles for bronze". Standard Media. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (April 2, 2022). "New athletes compete in Ethiopian Athletics Championships". The Reporter Ethiopia. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Athletics - African Championships - 2022". the-sports.org. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (August 7, 2022). "Two British medals as USA top medal table on final day in Cali". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: Monaco Diamond League - Herculis 2023". Watchathletics.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "3000M STEEPLECHASE MEN". xiamen.diamondleague. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Day 1 Report: Eugene Diamond League - Prefontaine Classic". Watch Athletics. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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