Telahun Haile Bekele (Amharic: ጥላሁን ኃይሌ በቀለ; born 13 May 1999) is an Ethiopian male long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres.
[2] Born to rural farmers in Gurage Zone, Telahun became interested in running after taking part in a high school competition.
This caught the attention of national coach Hussein Shibo, who brought the youngster into a training group alongside professionals Selemon Barega and Hagos Gebrhiwet.
[3] Telahun began competing internationally in 2017, taking part in European 10K run road races and placing second at the Giro al Sas and third at the Grand 10 Berlin.
A week later, Telahun won the 5000m at the Bislett Games in Oslo, ahead of compatriots Samuel Tefera and Getnet Wale.
Telahun finished his track season by coming fourth at the 5000m Diamond League Final, held as part of the Weltklasse Zürich.