Kenenisa BEKELE

Country: Ethiopia

Born: 13.06.1982

3 x Olympic Games Gold medallist

1 x Olympic Games Silver medallist

5 x World Championships Gold medallist

1 x World Championships Bronze medallist

1 x World Indoor Championships Gold medallist

3 x World Athletics Final Gold medallist

1 x All-Africa Games Gold medallist

2 x African Championships Gold medallist

4 x Olympic Games finalist

6 x World Championships finalist

1 x Diamond League meeting winner

17 x Golden League meeting winner

3 x Current World Record holder - 5000m, 5000m ind., 10,000m

3 x Current African Record holder - 5000m, 5000m ind., 10,000m

4 x World Records in career

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Event Group	Place	Score

Personal Bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
1500m	3:32.35	Shanghai (CHN)	28.09.2007
Mile ind.	4:01.57	New York (USA)	03.02.2006
2000m ind.	4:49.99	Birmingham (GBR)	17.02.2007
3000m	7:25.79	Stockholm (SWE)	07.08.2007
3000m ind.	7:30.51	Stockholm (SWE)	20.02.2007
2 Miles	8:13.51	Hengelo (NED)	26.05.2007
2 Miles ind.	8:04.35	Birmingham (GBR)	16.02.2008
5000m	12:37.35	Hengelo (NED)	31.05.2004
5000m ind.	12:49.60	Birmingham (GBR)	20.02.2004
10,000m	26:17.53	Bruxelles (BEL)	26.08.2005
4 Miles Road	17:11	Groningen (NED)	09.10.2011
10 km Road	28:50	Scicli (ITA)	28.09.2003
15 km Road	42:42	Heerenberg (NED)	09.12.2001

Annual Bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date

Exclusive: Let me run for another country, says Bekele after federation bans Ethiopians from London 2012	20.01.2012
Ethiopia bans Bekele and others	20.01.2012
Bekele the legend does not fear Farah – or anyone else	07.01.2012
Bekele in star field at Edinburgh cross country	12.12.2011
Bekele: 'Great to be back'	17.09.2011
Brussels / 2nd FINAL Wrap Up: Blake upstages the World at Memorial van Damme	17.09.2011
Bekele: 'My body needs more training'	16.09.2011
World champion Jeilan on 10,000m at Memorial	02.09.2011
Farah won't face Bekele in 5,000m as the Ethiopian returns home	31.08.2011
Bekele out of 5000m but vows to return at Olympics	31.08.2011

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Current World Ranking Positions - 31.01.2012

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Event Group	Place
Men's 5000m	xx	for xxx weeks
Men's 10,000m	xx	for xxx weeks
Men's Overall Ranking	xx	for xxx weeks

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Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date	A-T	Record(s)	Score
1500m	3:32.35	Shanghai (CHN)	28.09.2007	xx		xxxx
Mile ind.	4:01.57	New York (USA)	03.02.2006	xx		xxxx
2000m ind.	4:49.99	Birmingham (GBR)	17.02.2007	xx	WBP, ABP	xxxx
3000m	7:25.79	Stockholm (SWE)	07.08.2007	xx		xxxx
3000m ind.	7:30.51	Stockholm (SWE)	20.02.2007	xx		xxxx
2 Miles	8:13.51	Hengelo (NED)	26.05.2007	xx		xxxx
2 Miles ind.	8:04.35	Birmingham (GBR)	16.02.2008	xx	WBP, ABP	xxxx
5000m	12:37.35	Hengelo (NED)	31.05.2004	xx	WR, AR	xxxx
5000m ind.	12:49.60	Birmingham (GBR)	20.02.2004	xx	WR, AR	xxxx
10,000m	26:17.53	Bruxelles (BEL)	26.08.2005	xx	WR, AR	xxxx
4 Miles Road	17:11	Groningen (NED)	09.10.2011	xx		xxxx
10 km Road	28:50	Scicli (ITA)	28.09.2003	xx		xxxx
15 km Road	42:42	Heerenberg (NED)	09.12.2001	xx		xxxx

A-T: Position in the All-Time Lists. Click on the event names to see the All-Time lists for that event.

Annual bests:
2011
2009
2008
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2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999

Event	Result	Venue	Date	T-L	Score
10,000m	xxxx	Bruxelles (BEL)	xx.xx.2011	xx	xxxx
4 Miles Road	xxxx	Groningen (NED)	xx.xx.2011	xx	xxxx

T-L: Position in the Annual World Top Lists. Click on the event names to see the Top List of the respective event.

Progression of annual bests:
Men's 1500m
Men's Mile indoor
Men's 2000m indoor
Men's 3000m
Men's 3000m indoor
Men's 2 Miles
Men's 2 Miles indoor
Men's 5000m
Men's 5000m indoor
Men's 10,000m
Men's Cross Country
Men's 4 Miles Road Race
Men's 10km Road Race
Men's 15km Road Race

Year	Result	Venue	Date	T-L	Record(s)	Score
2004	xxxx	Birmingham (GBR)	xx.xx.2004	xx	WR, AR	xxxx

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All-Time Personal Top 10:
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Men's Cross Country
Men's 4 Miles Road Race
Men's 10km Road Race
Men's 15km Road Race

Event	Date	Competition	Cnt.	Cat.	Type	Pl.	Result	Score	Record(s)
5000m ind.	xx.xx.2004	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx	WR, AR
10,000m	xx.xx.2005	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	GL	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx	WR, AR
5000m	xx.xx.2004	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx	WR, AR
10,000m	xx.xx.2004	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	A	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx
2 Miles ind.	xx.xx.2008	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx	WBP, ABP
5000m	xx.xx.2005	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	GL	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx
2 Miles ind.	xx.xx.2006	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx
10,000m	xx.xx.2008	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx
2000m ind.	xx.xx.2007	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx	WBP, ABP
10,000m	xx.xx.2005	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	B	F	1.	xxxx	xxxx

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Results in:
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10,000m

Date	Competition	Cnt.	Cat.	Type	Nr.	Pl.	Result	Score
xx.xx.2011	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	OW	F		xx	xxxx	xxxx
xx.xx.2011	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	GL	F		xx	xxxx	xxxx

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4 Miles Road

Date	Competition	Cnt.	Cat.	Type	Nr.	Pl.	Result	Drop	Score
xx.xx.2011	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xxx	E	F		xx	xxxx		xxxx

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