Kenenisa BEKELE
13.06.1982
Ethiopia
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Personal Bests

EventResultVenueDate
1500m3:32.35Shanghai (CHN)28.09.2007
Mile ind.4:01.57New York, NY (USA)03.02.2006
2000m ind.4:49.99National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR)17.02.2007
3000m7:25.79Stockholm (SWE)07.08.2007
3000m ind.7:30.51Stockholm (SWE)20.02.2007
2 Miles8:13.51FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)26.05.2007
2 Miles ind.8:04.35National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR)16.02.2008
5000m12:37.35FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)31.05.2004
5000m ind.12:49.60National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR)20.02.2004
10,000m26:17.53Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL)26.08.2005
4 Miles Road17:11Groningen (NED)09.10.2011
10 km Road27:49Dublin (IRL)15.04.2012
15 km Road42:42Heerenberg (NED)09.12.2001
10 Miles Road46:47Bern (SUI)19.05.2018
Half Marathon1:00:22London (GBR)01.03.2020
25 km Road1:13:48Kolkata (IND)17.12.2017
Marathon2:01:41Berlin (GER)29.09.2019

Season's Bests

EventResultVenueDateT-L
Half Marathon1:03:59New York, NY (USA)17.03.2024

World Rankings

EventPlaceScore
Men's Marathon213.1193
Men's Overall Ranking1176.1193

Honours

3 x Olympic champion
5 x World champion
1 x Olympic Games Silver medallist
1 x World Indoor champion
1 x World Championships Bronze medallist
1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games
1 x All-African Games winner
12 x World Cross Country champion
2 x African champion
3 x World Athletics Final winner
1 x World Cross Country Championships Silver medallist
1 x World (Continental) Cup Silver medallist
1 x World U20 Championships Silver medallist
2 x Major Marathon winner
1 x World U18 Championships Silver medallist
1 x Grand Prix Final Silver medallist
2 x Diamond League meeting winner
1 x Major Marathon Silver medallist
18 x Golden League meeting winner
1 x In Top 8 at African Championships
2 x Major Marathon Bronze medallist
1 x National champion
4 x In Top 8 at Major Marathon
1 x In Top 8 at World Cross Country Championships
1 x Current World Record holder - 5000m sh
1 x Current African Record holder - 5000m sh
4 x World Records in career

Results in principal competitions in 2024

No principal results this year.