Robel Teklemariam

Robel Zeimichael Teklemariam (born 16 September 1974) is an Ethiopian cross-country skier who has competed since 2006.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Teklemariam finished 74th in the individual sprint and 104th in the 15 km event.

Although he has lived in the United States since the age of 9, he has founded and heads the Ethiopian National Skiing Federation, and still speaks fluent Amharic.

He also admitted that he had no chance of winning medals in either event he has entered in, Alpine and cross-country skiing.

One (Nahom) in Los Angeles and three (Natan, Yoseph, Benyam) in Richmond, Virginia.