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Birhanu BALEW

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Country

Bahrain

Born

27 FEB 1996 (29y YRS)

2x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Men's 2 Miles 8:20.56 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019
Men's 5000 Metres 12:56.26 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019
Men's 5 Kilometres Road 13:02 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 08 SEP 2021

Season’s Best

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Men's 5000 Metres 12:56.45 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 12 JUN 2025

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:17.70 - 3. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 16 MAY 2025 1146
12:56.45 - 12. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 12 JUN 2025 1223
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:01.41 - 6. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 30 JUN 2023 1204
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:46.10 - 11. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 02 JUN 2024 1139
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:00.47 - 3. Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) 20 APR 2024 1208
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:33.05 - 4. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 01 JUL 2021 1220
7:36.94 - 4. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 26 AUG 2021 1195
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
12:57.71 - 7. Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze (ITA) 10 JUN 2021 1218
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:02 - 2. Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) 08 SEP 2021 1205
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:37.37 - 5. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2019 1193
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:20.56 - 10. Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1148
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:05.04 - 4. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2019 1191
12:56.26 - 4. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1223
13:17.82 - 16. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2019 1145
13:21.13 - 10. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 29 AUG 2019 1133
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:34.26 - 2. Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018 1212
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:21.54 - 3. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2018 1143
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:09.64 - 1. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 12 MAY 2018 1175
13:04.25 - 2. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 10 JUN 2018 1194
13:01.09 - 1. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2018 1206
13:16.04 - 4. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 21 JUL 2018 1151
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:52.98 - 14. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017 1097

Honours

1x In top 8 at Olympic Games
2x Diamond League meeting winner