Robel Kiros Habte (born 13 April 1992 in Adama, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer. He holds the Ethiopian championship records in a 100m butterfly, 50m, and 100m freestyle. He represented Ethiopia in competitions held in Morocco, Singapore, Qatar, Mozambique, Spain, Russia and Brazil, from youth Olympic games to Olympics. He competed in the 100-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He served as the flag bearer for Ethiopia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. [2][3]
![]() Habte at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 30) Adama, Ethiopia |
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Habte is a son of Kiros Habte Kinfe, president of Ethiopian Swimming Federation.[citation needed]
Event | Time | Record | Meet |
Long course | |||
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50 m freestyle | 27.48 | NR | 2013 World Aquatics Championships |
100 m freestyle | 1:04.95 | 2016 Summer Olympics | |
Short course | |||
50 m freestyle | 27.99 | NR | 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships |
"Robel The Whale Foundation". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
Succeeded by |
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