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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Bezunesh BEKELE

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    29 JAN 1983     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14259904
Bezunesh Bekele (Getty Images)

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 8:52.08 International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) 11 JUN 2006 1132
5000 Metres 15:02.48 Hengelo (NED) 28 MAY 2006 1158
10,000 Metres 31:10.68 Utrecht (NED) 17 JUN 2005 1183
5 Kilometres 15:49 Praha (CZE) 08 SEP 2007 1096
10 Kilometres 31:56 Tilburg (NED) 07 SEP 2008 1163
15 Kilometres 47:36 Nijmegen (NED) 18 NOV 2007 1200
10 Miles Road 51:45 * Amsterdam (NED) 23 SEP 2012 1170
20 Kilometres 1:09:36 Sululta (ETH) 19 AUG 2007 1062
Half Marathon 1:08:07 Udine (ITA) 14 OCT 2007 1192
Marathon 2:20:30 Dubai (UAE) 27 JAN 2012 1228

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 8:56.22 Gent (BEL) 09 FEB 2003 1141

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2013

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:34:19 Tokyo (JPN) 24 FEB 2013 1090

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2006 8:52.08 International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) 11 JUN 2006
2003 9:02.31 Madrid (ESP) 19 JUL 2003

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2006 15:02.48 Hengelo (NED) 28 MAY 2006
2005 15:06.49 Hengelo (NED) 29 MAY 2005

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2007 15:49 Praha (CZE) 08 SEP 2007

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2007 31:45.98 Valkenswaard (NED) 26 JUN 2007
2006 31:42.91 Bambous (MRI) 12 AUG 2006
2005 31:10.68 Utrecht (NED) 17 JUN 2005
2004 31:29.07 Utrecht (NED) 18 JUN 2004
2003 34:29.7h Addis Abeba (ETH) 08 MAY 2003

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2008 31:56 Tilburg (NED) 07 SEP 2008
2007 32:03 Tilburg (NED) 02 SEP 2007
2006 33:27 Addis Abeba (ETH) 26 NOV 2006
2005 32:19 Tilburg (NED) 04 SEP 2005
2003 35:16 Addis Abeba (ETH) 30 NOV 2003
2002 36:15 Addis Abeba (ETH) 03 NOV 2002

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 49:53 Utica, NY (USA) 11 JUL 2010
2009 47:48 Nijmegen (NED) 15 NOV 2009
2007 47:36 Nijmegen (NED) 18 NOV 2007
2005 48:32 Heerenberg (NED) 04 DEC 2005
2004 48:35 Heerenberg (NED) 05 DEC 2004

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2007 1:09:36 Sululta (ETH) 19 AUG 2007

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2012 1:09:09 Glasgow (GBR) 02 SEP 2012
2011 1:09:08 New Delhi (IND) 27 NOV 2011
2007 1:08:07 Udine (ITA) 14 OCT 2007
2006 1:11:37 Lisboa (POR) 24 SEP 2006
2005 1:11:56 Rotterdam (NED) 11 SEP 2005
2004 1:11:23 New Delhi (IND) 03 OCT 2004

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2013 2:34:19 Tokyo (JPN) 24 FEB 2013
2012 2:20:30 Dubai (UAE) 27 JAN 2012
2011 2:23:42 London (GBR) 17 APR 2011
2010 2:23:17 London (GBR) 25 APR 2010
2009 2:24:02 Dubai (UAE) 16 JAN 2009
2008 2:23:09 Dubai (UAE) 18 JAN 2008

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2002/03 8:56.22 Gent (BEL) 09 FEB 2003

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. Marathon 2:29:21 DS, Daegu (KOR) 27 AUG 2011

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. Half Marathon 1:08:07 Udine (ITA) 14 OCT 2007
8. Half Marathon 1:11:23 New Delhi (IND) 03 OCT 2004

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. U20 Race 20:34 Dublin (IRL) 23 MAR 2002
9. Short Race 13:10 Fukuoka (JPN) 02 APR 2006
10. Long Race 27:27 St-Etienne (FRA) 19 MAR 2005
12. Short Race 13:44 St-Etienne (FRA) 20 MAR 2005

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 10,000 Metres 31:42.91 Bambous (MRI) 12 AUG 2006

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 32:32.90 Addis Abeba (ETH) 05 MAY 2006
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
24 FEB 2013 Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo JPNJPN C F 13. 2:34:19

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