Samuel Tefera
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Samuel Tefera (born 23 October 1999) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. At the age of 18, he became the 2018 World indoor champion, and defended his title at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, setting the championship record in the process.[1][2] Tefera is the African indoor record holder for the 1500 m.
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Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||||
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Event(s) | 1500 metres, Mile | |||||||||||||||||
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He held the world indoor 1500 m record for three years, with his mark currently being the second-fastest on the respective world all-time list.[3]