Matias Habtemichael

{{short description|Ethiopian middle-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Matias Habtemichael | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Ethiopian | sport = Middle-distance running | event = 800 metres | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|11|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = }}

'''Matias Habtemichael''' (born 14 November 1950) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/matias-habtemichael-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113733/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/matias-habtemichael-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Matias Habtemichael Olympic Results |access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref>

At the Olympics, he advanced to the semifinals, running 1:49.2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Gary |date=February 18, 1970 |title=Portrait of an athlete: Mathyas Michael |pages=4 |work=Mustang Daily}}</ref>

In June 1970, Michael finished fifth at the NCAA Division I Track Championships in the 880-yard finals, earning a Cal Poly school-record time of 1:47.9.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Wayne |date=June 22, 1970 |title=Poly's Gill No. 1 in nation |pages=6 |work=San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Habtemichael, Matias}} Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Cal Poly Mustangs men's track and field athletes Category:Ethiopian men middle-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Category:Athletes from Addis Ababa Category:20th-century Ethiopian sportsmen Category:21st-century Ethiopian people