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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 10,000m 11 1273
Men's 5000m 12 1296
Men's Overall Ranking 161 1321

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 10 for 2 weeks
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 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018 1212
Two Miles 8:20.56 Cobb Track and Angell Field - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1148
5000 Metres 12:56.26 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1223
10,000 Metres 27:07.49 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 19 MAY 2021 NR 1214
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.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 12:57.71 Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze (ITA) 10 JUN 2021 1218
10,000 Metres 27:07.49 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 19 MAY 2021 NR 1214

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:37.99 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 09 FEB 2021 1214

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 7:37.37 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2019
2018 7:34.26 Complexe Sportif 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 - Stanford University, 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
2021 12:57.71 Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze (ITA) 10 JUN 2021
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
2021 27:07.49 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 19 MAY 2021
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
2020/21 7:37.99 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 09 FEB 2021
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
09 FEB 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin - Indoor Meeting FRAFRA A F 5. 7:37.99

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
10 JUN 2021 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze - Diamond Discipline ITAITA GW F 7. 12:57.71

10,000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
19 MAY 2021 60th Ostrava Golden Spike, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava CZECZE A F 2. 27:07.49

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