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Bekele Kenenisa ETH
Sex Weight Height Date of Birth Place of birth
M 66.00 1.74 13/06/1982 Bekoji, Arsi Province
Information
He missed a great part of the 2002 track season through an Achilles injury.
Personal Best - Outdoor
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
10 Kilometres 27:57 Nijmegen 16/11/2008
15 Kilometres 42:42 Heerenberg 09/12/2001
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
One Mile 4:01.57 New York (Msg), NY 03/02/2006
2000 Metres 4:49.99 Birmingham, GBR 17/02/2007
3000 Metres 7:30.51 Stockholm 20/02/2007
Two Miles 8:04.35 Birmingham, GBR 16/02/2008
5000 Metres 12:49.60 Birmingham, GBR 20/02/2004
Progression - Outdoor
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 2009 7:28.64 Paris Saint-Denis 17/07/2009
2008 7:31.94 Gateshead 31/08/2008
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 2009 12:52.32 Zürich 28/08/2009
2008 12:50.18 Zürich 29/08/2008
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 2009 26:46.31 Berlin 17/08/2009
2008 26:25.97 Eugene, OR 08/06/2008
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
10 Kilometres 2008 27:57 Nijmegen 16/11/2008
15 Kilometres 2001 42:42 Heerenberg 09/12/2001
Progression - Indoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
One Mile 2006 4:01.57 New York (Msg), NY 03/02/2006
2000 Metres 2007 4:49.99 Birmingham, GBR 17/02/2007
3000 Metres 2008 7:34.6 Birmingham, GBR 16/02/2008
2007 7:30.51 Stockholm 20/02/2007
2006 7:35.1 Birmingham 18/02/2006
2005 7:41.42 Boston (Roxbury), MA 29/01/2005
2004 7:30.77 Stuttgart 31/01/2004
Two Miles 2008 8:04.35 Birmingham, GBR 16/02/2008
2006 8:05.12 Birmingham 18/02/2006
2005 8:15.49 Birmingham 18/02/2005
5000 Metres 2004 12:49.60 Birmingham, GBR 20/02/2004
Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
3000 Metres
IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 1 f 8:03.79 Thessaloniki 12/09/2009
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
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 13:17.09 Berlin 23/08/2009
The XXIX Olympic Games 1 f 12:57.82 Beijing (National Stadium) 23/08/2008
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 09/08/2006
28th Olympic Games 2 f 13:14.59 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 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
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 26:46.31 Berlin 17/08/2009
The XXIX Olympic Games 1 f 27:01.17 Beijing (National Stadium) 17/08/2008
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 (Olympic Stadium) 20/08/2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 26:49.57 Paris Saint-Denis 24/08/2003
Senior Race
36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 34:38 Edinburgh 30/03/2008
Junior Race
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 25:04 Oostende 25/03/2001
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 9 f 26:27 Belfast 28/03/1999
Short Race
34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 10:54 Fukuoka 01/04/2006
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 11:33 St Etienne - St Galmier 19/03/2005
32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 11:31 Bruxelles 20/03/2004
31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 11:01 Lausanne 29/03/2003
30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships 1 f 12:11 Dublin 23/03/2002
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2 f 12:42 Oostende 24/03/2001
Long Race
34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 35:40 Fukuoka 02/04/2006
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 35:06 St Etienne - St Galmier 20/03/2005
32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 35:52 Bruxelles 21/03/2004
31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1 f 35:56 Lausanne 30/03/2003
30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships 1 f 34:52 Dublin 24/03/2002