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Biography: Kenenisa BEKELE ()
 
 
Sex Weight Height Date of birth Place of birth
M 66 1.74 13 06 1982 Bekoji, Arsi Province (ETH)
 
     
     
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He missed a great part of the 2002 track season through an Achilles injury.

PERSONAL BEST
  Performance   Wind  Place Date
1500 Metres 3:32.35      Shanghai 28 09 2007
3000 Metres 7:25.79      Stockholm 07 08 2007
Two Miles 8:13.51      Hengelo 26 05 2007
5000 Metres 12:37.35      Hengelo 31 05 2004
10,000 Metres 26:17.53      Bruxelles 26 08 2005
15 Kilometres 42:42      Heerenberg 09 12 2001


PROGRESSION
  Season Performance   Wind  Place Date
1500 Metres
 2007 3:32.35      Shanghai 28 09 2007
 
 2006 3:33.08      Stockholm 25 07 2006
3000 Metres
 2007 7:25.79      Stockholm 07 08 2007
 
 2006 7:36.25      Athína (Olympic Stadium) 17 09 2006
 
 2005 7:32.59      Zürich 19 08 2005
 
 2004 7:41.31      Gateshead 27 06 2004
 
 2003 7:36.98      Monaco 13 09 2003
 
 2001 7:30.67      Bruxelles 24 08 2001
 
 2000 7:46.95      Cottbus 23 08 2000
 
 1999 8:09.89      Bydgoszcz 16 07 1999
Two Miles
 2007 8:13.51      Hengelo 26 05 2007
5000 Metres
 2007 12:49.53      Zaragoza 28 07 2007
 
 2006 12:48.09      Bruxelles 25 08 2006
 
 2005 12:40.18      Paris Saint-Denis 01 07 2005
 
 2004 12:37.35      Hengelo 31 05 2004
 
 2003 12:52.26      Oslo 27 06 2003
 
 2002 13:26.58      Milano 05 06 2002
 
 2001 13:13.33      Sevilla 08 06 2001
 
 2000 13:20.57      Rieti 03 09 2000
10,000 Metres
 2007 26:46.19      Bruxelles 14 09 2007
 
 2005 26:17.53      Bruxelles 26 08 2005
 
 2004 26:20.31      Ostrava 08 06 2004
 
 2003 26:49.57      Paris Saint-Denis 24 08 2003
15 Kilometres
 2001 42:42      Heerenberg 09 12 2001

HONOURS
  Rank Performance   Wind  Place Date
3000 Metres  
10th IAAF World Cup 2   f 7:36.25      Athína (Olympic Stadium) 17 09 2006
11th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 7:39.32      Moskva (Olimpiyskiy Stadion) 12 03 2006
1st IAAF World Athletics Final 1   f 7:36.98      Monaco 13 09 2003
17th IAAF Grand Prix Final 2   f 7:54.39      Melbourne 09 09 2001
1st IAAF World Youth Championships 2   f 8:09.89      Bydgoszcz 16 07 1999
5000 Metres  
4th IAAF World Athletics Final 1   f 13:48.62      Stuttgart 10 09 2006
15th African Championships in Athletics 1   f 14:03.41      Bambous 2006
28th Olympic Games 2   f 13:14.59      Athína 28 08 2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3   f 12:53.12      Paris Saint-Denis 31 08 2003
IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships 2   f 13:45.43      Santiago de Chile 21 10 2000
10,000 Metres  
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 27:05.90      Osaka 27 08 2007
10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 27:08.33      Helsinki 08 08 2005
28th Olympic Games 1   f 27:05.10      Athína 20 08 2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 26:49.57      Paris Saint-Denis 24 08 2003
Junior Race  
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     25:04      Oostende 25 03 2001
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 9     26:27      Belfast 28 03 1999
Short Race  
34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     10:54      Fukuoka 01 04 2006
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     11:33      St Etienne - St Galmier 19 03 2005
32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     11:31      Bruxelles 20 03 2004
31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     11:01      Lausanne 29 03 2003
30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships 1     12:11      Dublin 23 03 2002
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2     12:42      Oostende 24 03 2001
Long Race  
34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     35:40      Fukuoka 02 04 2006
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     35:06      St Etienne - St Galmier 20 03 2005
32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     35:52      Bruxelles 21 03 2004
31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1     35:56      Lausanne 30 03 2003
30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships 1     34:52      Dublin 24 03 2002