Robel Kiros Habte
{{Short description|Ethiopian swimmer (born 1992)}}
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| name = Robel Kiros Habte
| image = Robel Kiros Habte Rio2016.jpg
| caption = Habte at the 2016 Olympics
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| nationality = Ethiopian
| strokes = Freestyle
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Adama, Ethiopia
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| weight = 81 kg
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Robel Kiros Habte (born 13 April 1992 in Adama, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer. He holds the Ethiopian championship records in a 100m butterfly, 50m, and 100m freestyle. He represented Ethiopia in competitions held in Morocco, Singapore, Qatar, Mozambique, Spain, Russia and Brazil, from youth Olympic games to Olympics. He competed in the 100-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He served as the flag bearer for Ethiopia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. {{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/how-did-robel-kiros-habte-qualify-to-swim-in-the-olympics/news-story/2783dad25053c498f81fc164f3c1ee5a|title=How did Robel Kiros Habte qualify to swim in the Olympics?|accessdate=18 November 2017 |work=news.com.au}}{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ethiopian-olympic-swimmer-becomes-internet-sensation-after-coming-last-2016-8 |title=This Ethiopian Olympic swimmer has become an internet sensation after finishing half a lap behind his rivals |accessdate=10 August 2016 |work= Business Insider}}{{Cite web |last=Wendifraw |first=Abiy |date=2018-09-15 |title=Sinking Swimming Sport |url=https://ethiopianbusinessreview.net/sinking-swimming-sport/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Ethiopian Business Review |language=en-US}} To his dismay, Habte was ridiculed by some for allegedly having an "unathletic paunch."{{Cite news |date=2016-08-11 |title=Rio Olympics athletes and body-shaming |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-37045705 |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Career best times
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| Event | style="text-align:center;"| Time | style="text-align:center;"| Record | style="text-align:center;"| Meet | ||
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! colspan="4" | Long course | ||
| 50 m freestyle | style="text-align:center;"| 27.48
| style="text-align:center;"| NR | style="text-align:center;"| 2013 World Aquatics Championships |
| 100 m freestyle | style="text-align:center;"| 1:04.95
| style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 2016 Summer Olympics |
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! colspan="4" | Short course | ||
| 50 m freestyle | style="text-align:center;"| 27.99
| style="text-align:center;"| NR | style="text-align:center;"| 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships |
References
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External links
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{{cite web|title=Robel The Whale Foundation|url=http://www.robelthewhalefoundation.com/|accessdate=2016-08-18|language=en|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820121621/http://www.robelthewhalefoundation.com/|archivedate=20 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}
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| before = Yanet Seyoum
| title = Flagbearer for {{ETH}}
| years = Rio de Janeiro 2016
| after = Abdelmalik Muktar
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Category:Ethiopian male swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for Ethiopia
Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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