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Robel Fsiha

Robel Fsiha
Robel Fsiha in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)
Eritrea
OccupationLong-distance runner
Sport
CountrySweden
SportLong-distance running

Robel Fsiha (born 7 March 1996)[1] is a Swedish long-distance runner.

Fsiha emigrated from Eritrea to Sweden as a refugee in 2013.[2]

Career

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[3] He finished in 17th place.[3] In the same year, he won the senior men's race at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]

Fsiha was banned from competition for four years in May 2020 after testing positive for artificial testosterone.[5] The ban lasts from 5 February 2020 till 4 February 2024.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Robel Fsiha". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ Grip, Mikael (2017-06-15). "Nya mästare på 10 km landsväg". Spring Löpning För Alla. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Fsiha defeats the favourites to win senior men's gold for Sweden". European Athletics. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b Houston, Michael (17 May 2020). "European cross country champion Fsiha given four-year doping ban". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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