{{Short description|Ethiopian athlete (born 2004)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Samuel Firewu | full_name = Samuel Firewu Fiche | image = | caption = | nationality = Ethiopian | sport = Athletics | event = 3000m steeplechase | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|5|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Arbegona, Sidama Region, Ethiopia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''3000m Steeplechase:''' 8:05.61 (Xiamen, 2025) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{Flagu|Ethiopia}} }} {{MedalCompetition|African Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Accra|3000 m st.}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2026 Accra|3000 m s'chase}} {{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Cali|3000 m st.}} }} '''Samuel Firewu Fiche''' (born 3 May 2004) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. He finished second at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships and won the 2022 Ethiopian Athletics Championships in the 3000m steeplechase.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/samuel-firewu-14975231|website=World Athletics|title=Samuel Firewu|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>
==Biography== In 2021 Samuel Firewu finished fourth in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.<ref>{{cite web|title= Gold rush Sunday! Amos Serem takes 3000m steeplechase gold for Kenya as compatriot Koech settles for bronze |access-date=18 August 2023|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/Athletics%20/2001421494/gold-rush-sunday-amos-serem-takes-3000m-steeplechase-gold-for-kenya-as-compatriot-koech-settles-for-bronze|website=Standard Media|date=20 August 2021}}</ref>
In March 2022 he became Ethiopia senior champion for the first time winning the 3000m steeplechase in Addis Ababa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/22019/|access-date=18 August 2023|website=The Reporter Ethiopia|title= New athletes compete in Ethiopian Athletics Championships|first=Dawit|last=Tolesa|date=April 2, 2022}}</ref> He finished fifth at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in June 2022 in Port Louis, Mauritius.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-sports.org/athletics-african-championships-results-2022-men-epm122860.html|website=the-sports.org|access-date=18 August 2023|title= Athletics - African Championships - 2022}}</ref> In August 2022, he finished as runner-up to compatriot Samuel Duguna to win the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.<ref>{{cite web|website=Athletics Weekly|access-date=18 August 2023|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>
Samuel Firewu set a new personal best time of 8:10.57 at the Diamond League event in Monaco, in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4464/men-s-3000m-steeplechase-results-monaco-diamond-league-herculis-2023|website=Watchathletics.com|access-date=18 August 2023|title= Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: Monaco Diamond League - Herculis 2023|date=21 July 2023}}</ref> He was selected for the Ethiopia team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/64d4e81f9e3cd1ff8518139f.pdf|title=Entry List |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=18 August 2023 |date=10 August 2023}}</ref> In September 2023, he finished second at the Diamond League event in Xiamen, China, in the 3000m steeplechase.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xiamen.diamondleague.com/program-results/program-2023/#baseFrame%23__athDisciplineRoot%23DisciplineInit%23Xiamen2023_TIMING_ATHM3000MST-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_json%23%23main-frame_content%23__athRun%23RunSubFrame%23Xiamen2023_TIMING_ATHM3000MST-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_json|website=xiamen.diamondleague|access-date=2 September 2023|title=3000M STEEPLECHASE MEN|date=2 September 2023|archive-date=2 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902115526/https://xiamen.diamondleague.com/program-results/program-2023/#baseFrame%23__athDisciplineRoot%23DisciplineInit%23Xiamen2023_TIMING_ATHM3000MST-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_json%23%23main-frame_content%23__athRun%23RunSubFrame%23Xiamen2023_TIMING_ATHM3000MST-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_json|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that month, he finished second at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon in a time of 8:10.74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/12678/day-1-report-eugene-diamond-league-prefontaine-classic|website=Watch Athletics|access-date=29 September 2023|title= Day 1 Report: Eugene Diamond League - Prefontaine Classic|date=17 September 2023}}</ref>
In March 2024, he won gold in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the African Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2024/03/18/ethiopian-firewu-holds-off-kenyan-challenge-to-win-3000m-steeplechase-at-african-games/|website=Capitalfm.co.ke|access-date=18 March 2024|date=18 March 2024|title= ATHLETICS Ethiopian Firewu Holds Off Kenyan Challenge To Win 3000m Steeplechase At African Games|first=Omondi|last=Onyatta}} </ref> In May 2024, he won the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event with a new personal best time of 8:07.25.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/testbed/article/2001494903/komen-stuns-former-world-champion-cheruiyot-to-win-1500m-in-doha|website=standard media|access-date=12 May 2024|title= Komen stuns former World Champion Cheruiyot to win 1500m in Doha|date=11 May 2024}}</ref> He finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase on 19 May 2024 at the 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5475/rabat-marrakech-diamond-league-2024-results |website=Watch Athletics|access-date=20 May 2024|title= Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results|date=19 May 2024}}</ref> and second at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League event in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2024/06/2024-stockholm-diamond-league-results-2024-bauhaus-galan-results/|website=Letsrun|access-date=3 June 2024|title= 2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results|first=Robert|last=Johnson |date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, finishing in sixth place in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5846/men-s-3000m-steeplechase-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|access-date=30 August 2024|title=Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=7 August 2024}}</ref>
In January 2025, he finished third at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-tour/news/chebet-aregawi-cross-internacional-juan-muguerza-elgoibar-2025|website=World Athletics|date=5 January 2025|access-date=5 January 2025|title= Chebet and Aregawi confirm supremacy in Elgoibar}}</ref> He set a meeting record time of 8:05.61 to win 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|access-date=2 May 2025|title= Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025|date=26 April 2025}}</ref> The following week, he finished sixth at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6590/results-shanghai-suzhou-diamond-league-2025|date=3 May 2025 |website=Watch Athletics|access-date=5 May 2025|title= Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025}}</ref> He finished fourth at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2025 Diamond League, in May 2025 in the 3000 metres steeplechase and sixth in Monaco at the 2025 Herculis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6805/results-herculis-ebs-monaco-diamond-league-2025#google_vignette|website=Watch Athletics|access-date=14 July 2025|title= Results - Monaco Diamond League Herculis 2025|date=11 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6666/results-rabat-diamond-league-2025|website=Watch Athletics|access-date=28 May 2025|title= Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025|date= 25 May 2025}}</ref> He finished fourth in the World Championship final on 15 September 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229614 |date=15 Sep 2025|website=World Athletics|access-date=15 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 }}</ref>
In May 2026, he won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 African Championships in Accra, Ghana, finishing behind compatriot Gemechu Godana and Morocco’s Salaheddine Ben Yazide.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/african-athletics-championships-2026-lee-eppie-botswana-charge-day-3|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=15 May 2026|title= African Athletics Championships 2026: Lee Eppie leads Botswana charge as Day 3 delivers first medals for hosts Ghana|date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
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