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Birhanu Balew

Born: 27 Feb 1996 · 30
Birthplace: ?, Ethiopia
On the podium: 2015 – 2026
Olympian: 3× · Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Paris

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12 international medals + 1 final 4–8

All 13 results Report missing info

By championship

Championship				Total
Asian Games	5	0	0	5
Asian Athletics Champs	1	0	0	1
Islamic Solidarity Games	2	1	0	3
Pan Arab Games	1	0	0	1
Arab Athletics Championships	1	0	0	1
Gulf (GCC) Games	0	1	0	1
International total	10	2	0	12

Medals 12

Year	Championship	Event	Venue	Place	Mark	Record	Notes
2026	Asian Games	10,000m	Aichi-Nagoya	1	28:27.51
2026	Asian Games	5000m	Aichi-Nagoya	1	13:30.79
2025	Islamic Solidarity Games	10,000m	Riyadh	1	29:06.58 .577
2025	Islamic Solidarity Games	5000m	Riyadh	2	13:46.26
2023	Asian Games	5000m	Hangzhou	1	13:17.40	CR
2023	Asian Games	10,000m	Hangzhou	1	28:13.62
2023	Pan Arab Games	5000m	Algiers	1	14:21.89
2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	5000m	Konya	1	13:51.64
2019	Asian Athletics Champs	5000m	Doha	1	13:37.42
2019	Arab Athletics Championships	5000m	Cairo	1	13:33.72
2018	Asian Games	5000m	Jakarta	1	13:43.17
2015	Gulf (GCC) Games	5000m	Qatif	2	13:39.65

Other achievements 1

Year	Championship	Event	Venue	Place	Mark	Record	Notes
2021	Olympic Games	5000m	Tokyo	6	13:03.20