Aron Kifle

Aron Kifle

Aron Kifle in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	5000 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Eritrea World Championships (HM) 2018 Valencia Individual

Aron Kifle Teklu (born 20 February 1998) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, narrowly missing the final.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Eritrea
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th (h)	5000 m	13:25.85
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	8th	5000 m	13:26.85
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	5000 m	13:31.09
			2nd	10,000 m	27:26.20
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd (h)	5000 m	13:29.45
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	7th	5000 m	13:36.91
			11th	10,000 m	27:09.92
2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	3rd	Half marathon	1:00:31
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	10,000 m	27:57.79
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	15th	10,000 m	28:16.74

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 5000 metres – 13:13.31 (Eugene 2017)
• 10,000 metres – 27:09.92 (London 2017)
• Half marathon – 1:00:31 (Valencia 2018)

External links

• Aron Kifle at World Athletics