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Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha (Oromo: Qananiisaa baqqalaa; Amharic: ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre from 2004 until 2020.
Apr 18, 2024 · A long journey of pushing himself and setting ambitious yet achievable goals. The five-time Olympic medallist was the ultimate competitor, practically unbeatable across various surfaces, earning 19 global titles on both the track and in cross-country events.
May 18, 2024 · Bekele had been overlooked for selection for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, despite being the second-fastest marathoner ever at the time. His 2:01:41 marathon career-best from Berlin in 2019 still makes him the third-fastest man in history over the distance, behind two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, and the late Kelvin Kiptum.
Jun 9, 2024 · Kenenisa Bekele (born June 13, 1982, near Bekoji, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who won Olympic gold medals in the 10,000 metres in 2004 and in both the 5,000 metres and the 10,000 metres in 2008. He later had success in the marathon.
Kenenisa BEKELE, Ethiopia - Half Marathon, Marathon.
Nov 13, 2019 · Described as one of the greatest comebacks in athletics history, Kenenisa Bekele’s astonishing victory in September’s Berlin Marathon in 2:01:41 – within two seconds of the world record - sent shockwaves through the athletics world.
Biography. After setting a world junior record for the 3,000m in 2001, Bekele achieved his first senior success at the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, where he became the first man to win the long and short races at the same championships.
Feb 20, 2004 · Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele brought the crowd in the National Indoor Arena to its feet with a successful attack on the World indoor 5000m record, finishing with a determined sprint in a time of 12:49.60 during a memorable night’s competition at the Norwich Union Grand Prix.
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Kenenisa Bekele started out as a football player, but soon switched to running, and is considered among the greatest ever distance runners. The short Ethiopian was seen as the successor to Haile Gebrselassie. Bekele’s first successes came in cross-country.
