Robel Kiros Habte

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. ^[2][3][4] To his dismay, Habte was ridiculed by some for allegedly having an "unathletic paunch."^[5]

Robel Kiros Habte

Habte at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) Adama, Ethiopia
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle

Career best times

Event	Time	Record	Meet
Long course
50 m freestyle	27.48	NR	2013 World Aquatics Championships
100 m freestyle	1:04.95		2016 Summer Olympics
Short course
50 m freestyle	27.99	NR	2014 FINA World Swimming Championships

References

1. "Robel Kiros Habte". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
2. "How did Robel Kiros Habte qualify to swim in the Olympics?". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
3. "This Ethiopian Olympic swimmer has become an internet sensation after finishing half a lap behind his rivals". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
4. Wendifraw, Abiy (15 September 2018). "Sinking Swimming Sport". Ethiopian Business Review. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
5. "Rio Olympics athletes and body-shaming". BBC News. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

External links

"Robel The Whale Foundation". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Yanet Seyoum	Flagbearer for  Ethiopia Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Abdelmalik Muktar