# Samuel Abate

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{{short description|Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Samuel Abate
| fullname = Samuel Abate Zeleke
| image = Samuel Abate Zeleke (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Samuel Abate Zeleke in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|09|df=y}}
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| nationality = Ethiopian
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| sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event = [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) 
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| pb = {{ubl|'''[1500 m](/source/1500_metres)''': 3:32.80 (Hengelo 2021)
|'''[Mile](/source/Mile_run)''': 3:55.23 (Oslo 2022)
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'''Samuel Abate Zeleke''' (born 9 March 1999) is an Ethiopian [middle](/source/middle-distance_runner) and [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner), who specializes in the [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres).

In January 2021, he finished third in the [1500m](/source/1500m) at a pre-Olympic trial meeting in [Addis Ababa](/source/Addis_Ababa), running 3:41.60 to finish behind [Teddese Lemi](/source/Teddese_Lemi) and [Kebede Endale](/source/Kebede_Endale).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.time-to-run.com/africa/news/gudaf-tsegay-strong-over-1500|title=Gudaf Tsegay strong over 1500|work=time-to-run.com|date=18 January 2021|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> In June he ran a qualifying time for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) with a 3:32.80 performance at the Ethiopian Olympic Trials, finishing second to Lemi in the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/06/2021-ethiopian-olympic-trials-wins-for-getnet-wale-selemon-barega-in-new-events-as-new-contenders-emerge-fast-times-abound/|title=2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge|work=letsrun.com|date=8 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> He finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics in the second heat of the 1500 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58065821.amp|title = Athletics - Men's 1500m results|date = 3 August 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics|14836639}}

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Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:Ethiopian men middle-distance runners
Category:Ethiopian men long-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia

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