Athlete Profile
Kenenisa Bekele
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Ethiopia - DATE OF BIRTH 13 JUN 1982
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| Personal Best - Outdoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | 3:32.35 | Shanghai | 28 SEP 2007 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 7:25.79 | Stockholm | 07 AUG 2007 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:13.51 | Hengelo | 26 MAY 2007 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 12:37.35 | Hengelo | 31 MAY 2004 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | 26:17.53 | Bruxelles | 26 AUG 2005 | ||
| 10 Kilometres | 27:47 | Dublin | 15 APR 2012 | ||
| 15 Kilometres | 42:42 | Heerenberg | 09 DEC 2001 | ||
| Personal Best - Indoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Mile | 4:01.57 | New York (MSG), NY | 03 FEB 2006 | ||
| 2000 Metres | 4:49.99 | Birmingham, GBR | 17 FEB 2007 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 7:30.51 | Stockholm | 20 FEB 2007 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:04.35 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 FEB 2008 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 12:49.60 | Birmingham, GBR | 20 FEB 2004 | ||
| Progression - Outdoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 3:32.35 | Shanghai | 28 SEP | |
| 2006 | 3:33.08 | Stockholm | 25 JUL | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 7:40.00 | Doha | 11 MAY | |
| 2009 | 7:28.64 | Paris Saint-Denis | 17 JUL | |
| 2008 | 7:31.94 | Gateshead | 31 AUG | |
| 2007 | 7:25.79 | Stockholm | 07 AUG | |
| 2006 | 7:36.25 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 17 SEP | |
| 2005 | 7:32.59 | Zürich | 19 AUG | |
| 2004 | 7:41.31 | Gateshead | 27 JUN | |
| 2003 | 7:36.98 | Monaco | 13 SEP | |
| 2001 | 7:30.67 | Bruxelles | 24 AUG | |
| 2000 | 7:46.95 | Cottbus | 23 AUG | |
| 1999 | 8:09.89 | Bydgoszcz | 16 JUL | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 8:13.51 | Hengelo | 26 MAY | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 12:55.79 | Paris Saint-Denis | 06 JUL | |
| 2009 | 12:52.32 | Zürich | 28 AUG | |
| 2008 | 12:50.18 | Zürich | 29 AUG | |
| 2007 | 12:49.53 | Zaragoza | 28 JUL | |
| 2006 | 12:48.09 | Bruxelles | 25 AUG | |
| 2005 | 12:40.18 | Paris Saint-Denis | 01 JUL | |
| 2004 | 12:37.35 | Hengelo | 31 MAY | |
| 2003 | 12:52.26 | Oslo | 27 JUN | |
| 2002 | 13:26.58 | Milano | 05 JUN | |
| 2001 | 13:13.33 | Sevilla | 08 JUN | |
| 2000 | 13:20.57 | Rieti | 03 SEP | |
| 10,000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 27:02.59 | Birmingham, GBR | 22 JUN | |
| 2011 | 26:43.16 | Bruxelles | 16 SEP | |
| 2009 | 26:46.31 | Berlin | 17 AUG | |
| 2008 | 26:25.97 | Eugene, OR | 08 JUN | |
| 2007 | 26:46.19 | Bruxelles | 14 SEP | |
| 2005 | 26:17.53 | Bruxelles | 26 AUG | |
| 2004 | 26:20.31 | Ostrava | 08 JUN | |
| 2003 | 26:49.57 | Paris Saint-Denis | 24 AUG | |
| 10 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 27:47 | Dublin | 15 APR | |
| 2008 | 27:57 | Nijmegen | 16 NOV | |
| 15 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2001 | 42:42 | Heerenberg | 09 DEC | |
| 2000 | 43:09 | Heerenberg | 03 DEC | |
| Progression - Indoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Mile | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2006 | 4:01.57 | New York (MSG), NY | 03 FEB | |
| 2000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 4:49.99 | Birmingham, GBR | 17 FEB | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2008 | 7:34.6 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 FEB | |
| 2007 | 7:30.51 | Stockholm | 20 FEB | |
| 2006 | 7:35.1 | Birmingham | 18 FEB | |
| 2005 | 7:41.42 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 29 JAN | |
| 2004 | 7:30.77 | Stuttgart | 31 JAN | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2008 | 8:04.35 | Birmingham, GBR | 16 FEB | |
| 2006 | 8:05.12 | Birmingham, GBR | 18 FEB | |
| 2005 | 8:15.49 | Birmingham | 18 FEB | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2004 | 12:49.60 | Birmingham, GBR | 20 FEB | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:03.79 | Thessaloniki | 12 SEP 2009 | ||
| 10th IAAF World Cup | 2 | 7:36.25 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 17 SEP 2006 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 7:39.32 | Moskva (Olimpiyskiy Stadion) | 12 MAR 2006 | ||
| 1st IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 7:36.98 | Monaco | 13 SEP 2003 | ||
| 17th IAAF Grand Prix Final | 2 | 7:54.39 | Melbourne | 09 SEP 2001 | ||
| 1st IAAF World Youth Championships | 2 | 8:09.89 | Bydgoszcz | 16 JUL 1999 | ||
| 5000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 13:17.09 | Berlin | 23 AUG 2009 | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 1 | 12:57.82 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 23 AUG 2008 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 13:48.62 | Stuttgart | 10 SEP 2006 | ||
| 15th African Championships in Athletics | 1 | 14:03.41 | Bambous | 09 AUG 2006 | ||
| 28th Olympic Games | 2 | 13:14.59 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 28 AUG 2004 | ||
| 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 3 | 12:53.12 | Paris Saint-Denis | 31 AUG 2003 | ||
| IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships | 2 | 13:45.43 | Santiago de Chile | 21 OCT 2000 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| The XXX Olympic Games | 4 | 27:32.44 | London (OS) | 04 AUG 2012 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 26:46.31 | Berlin | 17 AUG 2009 | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 1 | 27:01.17 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 17 AUG 2008 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 27:05.90 | Osaka | 27 AUG 2007 | ||
| 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 27:08.33 | Helsinki | 08 AUG 2005 | ||
| 28th Olympic Games | 1 | 27:05.10 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 20 AUG 2004 | ||
| 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 26:49.57 | Paris Saint-Denis | 24 AUG 2003 | ||
| Senior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 34:38 | Edinburgh | 30 MAR 2008 | ||
| Junior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 25:04 | Oostende | 25 MAR 2001 | ||
| 27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 9 | 26:27 | Belfast | 28 MAR 1999 | ||
| Short Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 10:54 | Fukuoka | 01 APR 2006 | ||
| 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 11:33 | St Etienne - St Galmier | 19 MAR 2005 | ||
| 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 11:31 | Bruxelles | 20 MAR 2004 | ||
| 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 11:01 | Lausanne | 29 MAR 2003 | ||
| 30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 12:11 | Dublin | 23 MAR 2002 | ||
| IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 2 | 12:42 | Oostende | 24 MAR 2001 | ||
| Long Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 35:40 | Fukuoka | 02 APR 2006 | ||
| 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 35:06 | St Etienne - St Galmier | 20 MAR 2005 | ||
| 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 35:52 | Bruxelles | 21 MAR 2004 | ||
| 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 35:56 | Lausanne | 30 MAR 2003 | ||
| 30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships | 1 | 34:52 | Dublin | 24 MAR 2002 | ||
