As a victim of civil war in Ethiopia, he landed in an orphanage in Addis Ababa where he was adopted by an Italian couple (Roberto and Luisa Crippa). Grew up in Trentino. Played football before athletics, then switched to running. After death of his first coach Marco Bossari, he worked with Massimo Pegoretti. Achieved some successes in mountain running then switched to track. His name Yemaneberhan is means "the right arm of God" in Amharic language.
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Championships | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| European XC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| European Team Champs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| European Cup 10,000m | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| European U23 Athletics Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| European U20 Athletics Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| European Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| International total | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Athletics Championships | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| National total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | European XC | Seniors | Antalya | 2 | 22:24 | ||
| 2024 | European Championships | Half Mar | Rome | 1 | 1:01:03 | CR | |
| 2023 | European Team Champs | 5000m | Chorzow | 3 | 13:34.29 | ||
| 2023 | European Cup 10,000m | 10,000m | Pace | 1 | 28:03.83 | ||
| 2023 | European Games | 5000m | Chorzow | 3 | 13:34.29 | ||
| 2022 | European XC | Seniors (Team) | Torino | 2 | 25 4 | ||
| 2022 | European Championships | 10,000m | Munich | 1 | 27:46.13 | ||
| 2022 | European Championships | 5000m | Munich | 3 | 13:24.83 | ||
| 2021 | European Team Champs | 5000m | Chorzow | 1 | 13:17.23 | ||
| 2019 | European XC | Seniors | Lisbon | 2 | 30:21 | Course: 10225 m | |
| 2019 | European Team Champs | 5000m | Bydgoszcz | 1 | 13:43.30 | ||
| 2019 | European Cup 10,000m | 10,000m | London | 1 | 27:49.79 | ||
| 2018 | European XC | Seniors (Team) | Tilburg | 3 | 37 6 | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | 10,000m | Berlin | 3 | 28:12.15 | ||
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | 5000m | Tarragona | 3 | 13:56.53 | ||
| 2018 | European Cup 10,000m | 10,000m | London | 3 | 27:44.21 | ||
| 2017 | European XC | U23 | Šamorín | 3 | 24:42 | Course: 8.23 km | |
| 2017 | European U23 Athletics Championships | 5000m | Bydgoszcz | 1 | 14:14.28 | ||
| 2016 | European XC | U23 (Team) | Chia | 1 | 35 3 | ||
| 2016 | European XC | U23 | Chia | 3 | 22:54 | Course: 7.97km | |
| 2015 | European XC | U20 | Hyères-Toulon | 1 | 17:39 | Course: 5947m | |
| 2015 | European XC | U20 (Team) | Hyères-Toulon | 2 | 29 1 | Places: 1+5+10+13 | |
| 2015 | European U20 Athletics Championships | 5000m | Eskilstuna | 3 | 14:35.39 | ||
| 2014 | European XC | U20 | Samokov | 1 | 20:07 | Course: 6085m | |
| 2014 | European XC | U20 (Team) | Samokov | 1 | 18 1 | Places: 1+3+5+9 | |
| 2013 | European XC | U20 (Team) | Belgrade | 3 | 55 7 |
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