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Kenenisa BEKELE

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Country

Ethiopia

Born

13 JUN 1982 (43y YRS)

2x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Men's 3000 Metres 7:25.79 Stockholm (SWE) 07 AUG 2007
Men's 5000 Metres 12:37.35 FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) 31 MAY 2004
Men's 10,000 Metres 26:17.53 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 26 AUG 2005

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
27:12.08 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2013 1207
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
26:43.16 - 1. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 16 SEP 2011 1253
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:40.00 - 7. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 11 MAY 2012 1176
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:13.89 - 5. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 19 MAY 2012 1159
13:01.48 - 4. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 02 JUN 2012 1204
13:00.54 - 5. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 07 JUN 2012 1208
12:55.79 - 9. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 06 JUL 2012 1225

Honours

3x Olympic champion
5x World champion
1x Olympic Games silver medallist
1x World Championships bronze medallist
1x In top 8 at Olympic Games
1x All-African Games winner
2x African champion
2x Diamond League meeting winner
1x In top 8 at African Championships
1x Current World Record holder - 5000m sh
4x World Records in career