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Gelete BURKA

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Country

Ethiopia

Born

23 JAN 1986 (39y YRS)

2x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Women's 1500 Metres 3:58.79 FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) 01 JUN 2009
Women's 3000 Metres 8:25.92 Stockholm (SWE) 25 JUL 2006
Women's 5000 Metres 14:31.20 Ostrava (CZE) 27 JUN 2007

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
15:14.39 - 9. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 17 MAY 2015 1135
14:41.55 - 4. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 11 JUN 2015 1199
14:40.50 - 6. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 04 JUL 2015 1201
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:54.95 - 12. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 21 JUL 2017 1122
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
15:06.01 - 4. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2017 1151
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:28.49 - 3. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2016 1214
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:59.94 - 12. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2016 1163
14:59.78 - 12. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 02 JUN 2016 1163
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:48.92 - 4. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 11 MAY 2012 1143
8:45.09 - 4. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 23 AUG 2012 1156
8:48.84 - 7. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 26 AUG 2012 1143
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:41.43 - 4. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012 1199
15:02.74 - 3. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 09 JUN 2012 1158
14:51.66 - 4. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 07 SEP 2012 1179
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:04.36 - 9. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 JUL 2013 1171
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:59.05 - 8. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2013 1165
14:52.93 - 5. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2013 1177
14:42.07 - 3. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 06 JUL 2013 1198
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:03.28 - 3. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011 1179
4:04.63 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011 1169
4:09.84 - 4. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 11 JUN 2011 1128
4:06.69 - 11. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2011 1152
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:02.16 - 2. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 14 MAY 2010 1188
4:03.35 - 3. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 12 JUN 2010 1179
3:59.28 - 1. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 08 JUL 2010 1211
DNF - Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 16 JUL 2010 0
4:02.84 - 5. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 06 AUG 2010 1183
4:02.26 - 2. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 19 AUG 2010 1187

Honours

1x World Championships silver medallist
2x In top 8 at Olympic Games
1x In top 8 at World Championships
1x All-African Games winner
1x African champion
1x African Championships silver medallist
1x All-African Games bronze medallist
2x Diamond League meeting winner