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Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and was the world record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10000-metre from 2004 and 2005 until 2020. He won the gold medal in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m and the silver medal in the 5000 m. He is the most successful runner in the history of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, with six long course and five short course titles. He won the 10,000 m title at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. Kenenisa was unbeaten over 10,000 m from his debut in 2003 until 2011, when he failed to finish at the World Championships final. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he became the first man to win both 5000 m and 10,000 m title at the same championships. Over 5000 m he has also won an Olympic silver, World Championship bronze, two African Championship titles and one All-Africa Games gold medal.
SportTrack, Long-distance running
Event(s)5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon
TeamNN Running Team
Personal best(s)Indoor 2000 m: 4:49.99i WR (Birmingham 2007), 3000 m: 7:25.79 (Stockholm 2007), Indoor 2-Mile: 8:04.35i NR (Birmingham 2008), 5000 m: 12:37.35 NR (Hengelo 2004), Indoor 5000 m: 12:49.60 WR (Birmingham 2004), 10,000 m: 26:17.53 NR (Brussels 2005), Marathon: 2:01:41 NR (Berlin 2019)

About Kenenisa Bekele

Runner Kenenisa Bekele was born in Ethiopia on June 13, 1982. He's 41 years old today.

Ethiopian long-distance runner who has won two Olympic gold medals in the 10,000 meters. In 2012, he also won the 5,000 m race in Beijing.

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Kenenisa Bekele before becoming famous

Kenenisa Bekele was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1982 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

At the age of 19, he broke the junior world record in the 3,000 meter dash.

Achievement of Kenenisa Bekele

Between 2003 and 2009, he won five gold medals at the World Championships.

Kenenisa Bekele's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He has a sister named Tariku and is married to Danawit Gebregziabher.

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He was the greatest long-distance runner of all time, a title he lost to Runner Mo Farah.

Kenenisa Bekele Income & Net worth

Kenenisa Bekele's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a runner. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Kenenisa Bekele.

Kenenisa Bekele Height and Weight

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Latest information about Kenenisa Bekele updated on March 13 2023.