Rahel Daniel

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| name = Rahel Daniel

| fullname = Rahel Daniel Chebre

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| nationality = Eritrean

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|16|df=yes}}

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| country = Eritrea

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long-distance running, Cross country

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Rahel Daniel Chebre{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/142379 |title=Rahel Daniel |website=Olympedia |publisher=OLYMadMen |access-date=January 4, 2022}} (born 16 November 2001){{cite web |title=Rahel DANIEL – Athlete Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/eritrea/rahel-daniel-14857262 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2023}} is an Eritrean long-distance runner. She finished fifth in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

Daniel is a two-time World Cross Country Tour winner.

Career

17-year-old Rahel Daniel finished tenth in the final of the 1500 metres race at the 2019 African Games. In February 2020, Rahel (Daniel is her fathr's name) finished second in the World Athletics Cross Country Permit series in Albufeira, Portugal behind Lydia Lagat and ahead of Salomé Rocha.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090043/world-athletics-cross-country-permit|title=Kenya win both elite races at World Athletics Cross Country finale|date=2 February 2020|website=Inside the Games}}

She qualified for the 5000 metres at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in June 2021, breaking a national record in running 14:55:56 at a qualifying tournament held in Hengelo, Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/5000-metres/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=countries®ion=eri&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2021-06-18|title=5000 Metres - women - senior - outdoor}} At the Games, Rahel was eliminated in the heats with a time of 15:02.59.

In January 2022, Rahel placed second at the Campaccio in Italy, and the following month, won the 45th edition of the Almond Blossom Cross Country in Portugal.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Kwizera and Rahel victorious in Albufeira |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-tour/news/almond-blossom-2022-kwizera-daniel |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=World Athletics}} As a result she moved into the lead in the 2021–22 World Cross Country Tour standings.{{cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Eritrea: Rahel Daniel Nominated Best Cross Country Runner |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202203030454.html |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=AllAfrica}} The 20-year-old finished in the top eight at both the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and the World Championships in Eugene. Indoors, she placed eighth in the 3000 metres race in Serbia. In Eugene in July, she finished fifth in the 10,000 metres race.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Athlete Nazareth Woldu wins fourth place |url=https://shabait.com/2022/07/19/athlete-nazareth-woldu-wins-fourth-place/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Eritrea Ministry Of Information |language=en-US}}

She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024 but did not finish the race.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5865/women-s-10000m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=8 September 2024|date=9 August 2024|title= Women's 10000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics

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