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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Birhanu BALEW

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Bahrain Bahrain
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    27 FEB 1996     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14695983

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 5000m 9 1323
Men's Overall Ranking 138 1329

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 5000m 3 for 19 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 45 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:34.26 Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018 1212
Two Miles 8:20.56 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1148
5000 Metres 12:56.26 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1223
10,000 Metres 31:16.51 Doha (QAT) 25 APR 2017 849
10 Kilometres 29:01 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 24 MAR 2018 1049
15 Kilometres 43:19 Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) 01 MAY 2016 1113
Half Marathon 1:01:45 Kuwait (KUW) 14 JAN 2017 1120

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
2000 Metres 5:00.34 Liévin (FRA) 10 FEB 2019 ABP 1171
3000 Metres 7:34.58 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 19 FEB 2020 AR, NR 1236

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:34.58 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 19 FEB 2020 AR, NR 1236

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 7:37.37 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2019
2018 7:34.26 Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018
2017 7:52.98 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017
2016 7:44.29 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 03 SEP 2016
2015 8:19.51 Halluin (FRA) 24 JUN 2015

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2019 8:20.56 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019
2018 8:21.54 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 12:56.26 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019
2018 13:01.09 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2018
2017 13:09.93 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 22 JUL 2017
2016 13:09.26 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 20 AUG 2016
2015 13:39.65 Qatif (KSA) 25 OCT 2015

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 31:16.51 Doha (QAT) 25 APR 2017

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 29:01 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 24 MAR 2018
2017 30:13 Dubai (UAE) 20 JAN 2017

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 45:06 São Paulo (BRA) 31 DEC 2017
2016 43:19 Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) 01 MAY 2016

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2017 1:01:45 Kuwait (KUW) 14 JAN 2017
2016 1:04:54 Casablanca (MAR) 15 MAY 2016

Indoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018/19 5:00.34 Liévin (FRA) 10 FEB 2019

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019/20 7:34.58 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 19 FEB 2020
2018/19 7:46.00 Mondeville (FRA) 02 FEB 2019
2017/18 7:44.03 Birmingham (GBR) 02 MAR 2018
2015/16 7:46.15 Sabadell (ESP) 19 FEB 2016

Honours - Asian Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:37.42 Doha (QAT) 24 APR 2019

Honours - Asian Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:43.17 Jakarta (INA) 30 AUG 2018

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:01.09 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2018
1. 5000 Metres 13:09.64 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 12 MAY 2018

Honours - World Military Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 14:08.99 Five Rings Sports Center, Wuhan (CHN) 26 OCT 2019
Results in:

3000 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
31 JAN 2020 Indoor Meeting - Karlsruhe, Messehalle, Karlsruhe GERGER A F 2. 7:40.93
04 FEB 2020 15. International PSD Bank Meeting, Arena-Sportpark, Düsseldorf GERGER A F 4. 7:38.67
19 FEB 2020 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin FRAFRA A F 3. 7:34.58
21 FEB 2020 Villa de Madrid, Gallur, Madrid ESPESP A F 6. 7:43.89

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