Athlete Profile

Bezunesh Bekele

  • COUNTRY Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH 29 JAN 1983
Bezunesh Bekele (Getty Images)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
3000 Metres 8:52.08 Gateshead 11 JUN 2006
5000 Metres 15:02.48 Hengelo 28 MAY 2006
10,000 Metres 31:10.68 Utrecht 17 JUN 2005
10 Kilometres 31:20 Udine 14 OCT 2007
15 Kilometres 47:36 Nijmegen 18 NOV 2007
20 Kilometres 1:04:40 Udine 14 OCT 2007
Half Marathon 1:08:07 Udine 14 OCT 2007
25 Kilometres 1:23:23 Frankfurt 28 OCT 2012
30 Kilometres 1:40:09 London 17 APR 2011
Marathon 2:20:30 Dubai 27 JAN 2012
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
3000 Metres 8:56.22 Gent 09 FEB 2003
Progression - Outdoor
3000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2006 8:52.08 Gateshead 11 JUN
2003 9:02.31 Madrid 19 JUL
5000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2006 15:02.48 Hengelo 28 MAY
2005 15:06.49 Hengelo 29 MAY
10,000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2007 31:45.98 Valkenswaard 26 JUN
2006 31:42.91 Bambous 13 AUG
2005 31:10.68 Utrecht 17 JUN
2004 31:29.07 Utrecht 18 JUN
10 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 32:29 Zaandam 23 SEP
2011 32:09 New Delhi 27 NOV
2009 32:04 Nijmegen 15 NOV
2008 31:56 Tilburg 02 SEP
2007 31:20 Udine 14 OCT
2006 32:08 Zaandam 17 SEP
2005 32:19 Tilburg 04 SEP
15 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 48:23 Zaandam 23 SEP
2011 48:43 New Delhi 27 NOV
2010 49:53 Utica, NY 11 JUL
2009 47:48 Nijmegen 15 NOV
2007 47:36 Nijmegen 18 NOV
2006 48:39 Zaandam 17 SEP
2005 48:32 Heerenberg 04 DEC
2004 48:35 Heerenberg 05 DEC
20 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 1:06:44 Frankfurt 28 OCT
2011 1:05:35 New Delhi 27 NOV
2007 1:04:40 Udine 14 OCT
Half Marathon
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 1:09:09 Glasgow 02 SEP
2011 1:09:08 New Delhi 27 NOV
2010 1:12:21 Berlin 26 SEP
2007 1:08:07 Udine 14 OCT
2006 1:11:37 Lisboa 24 SEP
2005 1:11:56 Rotterdam 11 SEP
2004 1:11:23 New Delhi 03 OCT
25 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 1:23:23 Frankfurt 28 OCT
2010 1:25:32 Berlin 26 SEP
30 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 1:40:16 Frankfurt 28 OCT
2011 1:40:09 London 17 APR
2010 1:41:09 London 25 APR
Marathon
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 2:20:30 Dubai 27 JAN
2011 2:23:42 London 17 APR
2010 2:23:17 London 25 APR
2009 2:24:02 Dubai 16 JAN
2008 2:23:09 Dubai 18 JAN
Progression - Indoor
3000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2003 8:56.22 Gent 09 FEB
Half Marathon
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships 4 1:08:07 Udine 14 OCT 2007
13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 8 1:11:23 New Delhi 03 OCT 2004
Marathon
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 4 2:29:21 Daegu 27 AUG 2011
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 15 2:30:03 Berlin 23 AUG 2009
Junior Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships 6 20:34 Dublin 23 MAR 2002
28th World Cross Country Championships 13 21:20 Vilamoura 18 MAR 2000
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 34 23:08 Belfast 27 MAR 1999
Short Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 9 13:10 Fukuoka 02 APR 2006
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 12 13:44 St Etienne - St Galmier 20 MAR 2005
32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 18 13:42 Bruxelles 21 MAR 2004
31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships 28 13:33 Lausanne 30 MAR 2003
Long Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 10 27:27 St Etienne - St Galmier 19 MAR 2005