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Saron Berhe

This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Saron.

Saron Berhe Tareke (born 27 August 2007) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She is the world under-18 record-holder in the short track 1500 metres and mile run with a mile time of 4:24.23.

Saron Berhe
Personal information
Full nameSaron Berhe Tareke[1]
Nationality Ethiopia
Born27 August 2007 (17 years, 95 days old)[2]
AgentJuan Pedro Pineda De La Losa
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Mile run
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests1500m:
4:00.46 (2023)

Mile:
4:24.23 sh WU18R (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Douala 1500 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima 1500 m
Updated on 20 February 2024

Career

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Saron started her career competing in the 800 metres, finishing 6th behind Werkuha Getachew at the 2021 Pepsi Meet in Addis Ababa.[3][4] In 2022, she contested both the Ethiopian U18 Championships and the senior Ethiopian Athletics Championships in that event; she won the silver medal at the U18 championships in a 2:04.6 best, and finished 8th at the senior championships.[5][6][7]

Running as a professional under Juan Pedro Pineda, Saron made her international debut placing 8th at the 2023 Metz Indoor Meeting.[8] At the Meeting Desafio Nerja in Spain, she finished runner-up in a personal best of 2:02.26.[9] Despite the 800 m time being a world under-18 lead, Saron would see her greatest success in the 1500 m, which she made her international debut for at the Meeting Pro Athlé Tour Stanislas de Nancy in France.[10] She placed 2nd at the 2023 Meeting Madrid in a time of 4:02.30 behind Brenda Chebet, but Chebet was later disqualified for violating anti-doping rules, promoting Saron to first place.[11] Saron placed 6th at the 2023 Xiamen Diamond League in 4:00.86, and 11th at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme in 4:00.46 to end her season.[12] The latter result made her the fastest-ever woman to place 11th in any 1500 metres race.[13]

Saron opened her 2024 season at the 2024 Copernicus Cup, running the short track mile run which was set up as a world record attempt for Freweyni Hailu. Saron joined Hailu, Hirut Meshesha, and Netsanet Desta behind the pacemakers, and despite falling back she finished 3rd in 4:24.23.[14] The time was a new under-18 world best, beating Mary Cain's old record of 4:28.25 by four seconds. Her 1500 m en-route split was 4:06.62, which also beat Gudaf Tsegay's previous under-18 world best of 4:08.47.[15]

Personal life

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Saron runs under Spanish athletics manager Juan Pedro Pineda, alongside Olympic medallist Gudaf Tsegay.[16] Her twin sister Tegab Berhe is also a runner, having finished 6th at the 2023 African U18 Championships in the 800 m.[17]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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1500m progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 4:13.4 h A   AF Club Competition Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 Mar 2023 [18]
2 4:03.70 5th Meeting Pro Athlé Tour Stanislas de Nancy Tomblaine, France 17 Jun 2023 [19]
3 4:02.30   Meeting Madrid Madrid, Spain 21 Jul 2023 [20]
4 4:00.86 6th Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen, China 1 Sep 2023 [21]
5 4:00.46 11th Memorial Van Damme Bruxelles, Belgium 7 Sep 2023 [22]

References

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  1. ^ LRDC; elPeriodico.com (18 May 2023). "Desafío Nerja 2023 | Horarios y donde ver con Carro, Mariano..." La Bolsa del Corredor (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Saron Berhe at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12999815". Tilastopaja.
  4. ^ "Addis Ababa Federation 1st Pepsi Clubs Short, Middle Distance & Field Events competition, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 9-11/12/2021 | Africathle". africathle.com. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Ethiopian u20 and u18 championships, Assela 7-13/03/2022 | Africathle". africathle.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13007227". Tilastopaja.
  7. ^ "Ethiopian championships, Hawassa 28/03-2/04/2022 | Africathle". africathle.com. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Statletik". www.statletik.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ "MARIANO GARCÍA, MARTA SERRANO Y LA ETÍOPE WORKNESH MESELE DESLUMBRAN EN NERJA - Desafio Nerja" (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Melissa Courtney-Bryant wins big in Tomblaine 1500m". AW. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. ^ trackalerts.com (22 July 2023). "Rajindra Campbell Sets NR and MR in Shot Put at Meeting Madrid 2023 - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (3 September 2023). "Xiamen DL — Coleman Shows His Speed Again". Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's Best-Ever Marks-For-Place". Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Hailu, Klaver and Swoboda on form as records fall in Ostrava | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  15. ^ Benatti, Andrea (31 January 2024). "Incredibile Record del mondo U18 sui 1500 dalla 16enne Berhe... di passaggio sul miglio!". Queen Atletica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  16. ^ Saron Berhe at World Athletics  
  17. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13037595". Tilastopaja.
  18. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13051210". Tilastopaja.
  19. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13043201". Tilastopaja.
  20. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13045528". Tilastopaja.
  21. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13047098". Tilastopaja.
  22. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13047531". Tilastopaja.
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