{{Short description|Ethiopian athlete (born 2003)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Samuel Duguna | full_name = | image = Athletes de l' Ethiopie au Championnats d'Afrique d'athlétisme 2024 a Douala 09.jpg | caption = | nationality = Ethiopian | sport = Athletics | event = 3000m steeplechase | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''3000m Steeplechase:''' 8:10.87 (Xiamen, 2025) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{Flagu|Ethiopia}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}} {{medalGold|2022 Cali|3000 m st.}} }} '''Samuel Duguna''' (born 20 September 2003) is an Ethiopian steeplechaser. He won gold at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase.<ref>{{cite web|title= Samuel Duguna|website=World Athletics|accessdate=24 May 2024|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/samuel-duguna-15024084}}</ref>
==Career== In March 2022, he finished fourth at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships in Hawassa in the 3000 metres steeplechase.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7181305?eventId=10229614|website=World Athletics|accessdate=24 May 2024|title=Ethiopian Championships|date=28 March 2022}}</ref> He was runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase at the Kip Keino Classic in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7171946?eventId=10229614| website=World Athletics|accessdate=24 May 2024|title=Kip Keino Classic|date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
He won the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia finishing in 8:37.92 ahead of compatriot Samuel Firewu in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=24 May 2024|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/two-british-medals-as-usa-top-medal-table-on-final-day-in-cali-1039959490/|title= Two British medals as USA top medal table on final day in Cali|first=Steve|last=Smythe |date=August 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126704/hill-ethiopia-world-under-20-cali|website=Inside the Games|title= Hill sets World Athletics Under-20 Championships 100m hurdles record as Ethiopia dominate long distance on last day|first=Mike |last=Rowbottom|date=6 August 2022 |accessdate=24 May 2024}}</ref>
He made his Diamond League debut in Stockholm in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://olympics.com/en/news/stockholm-diamond-league-2023-athletics-avinash-sable-3000m-steeplechase-result|title= Stockholm Diamond League 2023: Avinash Sable finishes fifth in 3000m steeplechase|date=2 July 2023 |website= Olympics.com |accessdate= 24 May 2024}}</ref>
In May 2024, he ran a 3000 metres steeplechase personal best time of 8:12.44 and met the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying standard to win in Marseille.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.european-athletics.com/news/hudson-spears-european-lead-and-austrian-record-of-66-06m-in-eisenstadt|website=European athletics|accessdate=24 May 2024|title= Hudson spears European lead and Austrian record of 66.06m in Eisenstadt|date=23 May 2024}}</ref>
He lowered his personal best to 8:10.87 for the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6564/results-xiamen-diamond-league-2025|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=2 May 2025|title= Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025|date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
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