Runner profile

Kenenisa
Bekele
Beyeche
13 Jun 1982
Ethiopia
Time
$1,889,563
116

Personal bests

Type Distance Time Flags Site Date Actions
RD 10 km 27:47 Dublin IRL 15 Apr 2012
RD 10 km 28:50 Scicli ITA 28 Sep 2003
RD 10 km 28:54 La Courneuve FRA 01 Apr 2001
RD 15 km 42:42 s'Heerenberg NED 09 Dec 2001
RD 15 km 43:09 s'Heerenberg NED 03 Dec 2000
RD Half Mara 1:00:09 a South Shields ENG 15 Sep 2013
RD 25 km 1:13:48 Kolkata IND 17 Dec 2017
RD 30 km 1:27:30 + Berlin GER 25 Sep 2016
RD Marathon 2:03:03 Berlin GER 25 Sep 2016
RD Marathon 2:05:04 Paris FRA 06 Apr 2014
OT 3 km 7:25.79 Stockholm SWE 07 Aug 2007
OT 3 km 7:26.69 Sheffield ENG 15 Jul 2007
OT 3 km 7:30.67 Brussels BEL 24 Aug 2001
OT 3 km 7:43.28 Hengelo NED 04 Jun 2001
OT 3 km 7:46.95 Cottbus GER 23 Aug 2000
OT 3 km 7:50.45 Ingolstadt GER 18 Jun 2000
OT 3 km 8:08.89 Bydgoscz POL 16 Jul 1999
OT 2 mi 8:13.51 Hengelo NED 26 May 2007
OT 5 km 12:37.35 Hengelo NED 31 May 2004
OT 5 km 12:52.26 Oslo NOR 27 Jun 2003
OT 5 km 13:13.33 Seville ESP 08 Jun 2001
OT 5 km 13:20.57 Rieti ITA 03 Sep 2000
OT 5 km 13:24.36 Kerkrade NED 03 Jun 2000
OT 5 km 13:37.16 Nijmegen NED 23 May 2000
OT 10 km 26:17.53 Brussels BEL 26 Aug 2005
OT 10 km 26:20.31 Ostrava CZE 08 Jun 2004
OT 10 km 26:49.57 Paris FRA 24 Aug 2003
OT 10 km 26:53.70 Hengelo NED 01 Jun 2003
IT 3 km 7:30.51 Stockholm SWE 20 Feb 2007
IT 3 km 7:30.77 Stuttgart GER 31 Jan 2004
IT 2 mi 8:04.35 Birmingham ENG 16 Feb 2008
IT 2 mi 8:05.12 Birmingham ENG 18 Feb 2006
IT 2 mi 8:15.49 Birmingham ENG 18 Feb 2005
IT 5 km 12:49.60 Birmingham ENG 20 Feb 2004

Performances

Date Finished Time Flags Type Distance Site Race Prize money Actions
17 Dec 2017 1 1:13:48 RD 25 km Kolkata IND Tata Steel Kolkata $7,500
24 Sep 2017 DNF DNF RD Marathon Berlin GER BMW Berlin
23 Apr 2017 2 2:05:57 RD Marathon London ENG Virgin Money London $105,000
20 Jan 2017 DNF DNF RD Marathon Dubai UAE Standard Chartered Dubai
25 Sep 2016 4 1:27:30 + RD 30 km Berlin GER BMW Berlin
25 Sep 2016 1 2:03:03 RD Marathon Berlin GER BMW Berlin $78,625
29 Jun 2016 DNF DNF OT 10 km Hengelo NED Ethiopian Championships
22 May 2016 1 28:08 RD 10 km Manchester ENG Great Manchester Run
24 Apr 2016 3 2:06:36 RD Marathon London ENG Virgin Money London $72,500
23 Jan 2015 DNF DNF RD Marathon Dubai UAE Standard Chartered Dubai
12 Oct 2014 4 2:05:51 RD Marathon Chicago IL/USA Bank of America Chicago $25,000
18 May 2014 1 28:23 RD 10 km Manchester ENG Bupa Great Manchester
06 Apr 2014 1 2:05:04 RD Marathon Paris FRA Schneider Electric Paris $41,110
11 Jan 2014 5 12:02 XC 4 km Edinburgh SCO Bupa Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
15 Sep 2013 1 1:00:09 a RD Half Mara South Shields ENG Bupa Great North Run $795
30 Jun 2013 1 27:46.56 OT 10 km Lier BEL Memorial Jos Verstockt
27 Jun 2013 4 13:07.88 OT 5 km Ostrava CZE Golden Spike
08 Jun 2013 DNF DNF OT 5 km Hengelo NED Fanny Blankers Koen Games
31 May 2013 1 27:12.08 OT 10 km Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic
14 Apr 2013 1 28:51 RD 10 km Dublin IRL SPAR Great Ireland Run
04 Aug 2012 4 27:32.44 OT 10 km London ENG Olympic Games
06 Jul 2012 9 12:55.79 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Areva $500
22 Jun 2012 1 27:02.59 OT 10 km Birmingham ENG Aviva Olympic Trials
07 Jun 2012 5 13:00.54 OT 5 km Oslo NOR ExxonMobil Bislett Games $2,500
02 Jun 2012 4 13:01.48 OT 5 km Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic $3,000
19 May 2012 5 13:13.89 OT 5 km Shanghai CHN Samsung Diamond League Shanghai $2,500
11 May 2012 7 7:40.00 OT 3 km Doha QAT Samsung Diamond League Doha
15 Apr 2012 1 27:47 RD 10 km Dublin IRL SPAR Great Ireland Run
07 Jan 2012 11 9:42 XC 3 km Edinburgh SCO Bupa Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
09 Oct 2011 2 17:11 a RD 4 mi Groningen NED Groningen
16 Sep 2011 1 26:43.16 OT 10 km Brussels BEL Belgacom Ivo VanDamme Memorial
28 Aug 2011 DNF DNF OT 10 km Daegu KOR IAAF World Championships
09 Jan 2010 4 29:17 XC 9 km Edinburgh SCO Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
12 Sep 2009 1 8:03.79 OT 3 km Thessaloniki GRE IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
04 Sep 2009 1 GP 5 km [various] n/a Golden League $333,333
04 Sep 2009 1 12:55.31 OT 5 km Brussels BEL Memorial Van Damme
28 Aug 2009 1 12:52.32 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse Zürich $16,000
23 Aug 2009 1 13:17.09 OT 5 km Berlin GER IAAF World Championships $60,000
20 Aug 2009 1 13:19.77 OT 5 km Berlin GER IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
17 Aug 2009 1 26:46.31 OT 10 km Berlin GER IAAF World Championships $60,000
17 Jul 2009 1 7:28.64 OT 3 km Saint Denis FRA Areva Meeting
10 Jul 2009 1 12:56.23 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
03 Jul 2009 1 13:04.87 OT 5 km Oslo NOR ExxonMobil Bislett Games
14 Jun 2009 1 13:00.76 OT 5 km Berlin GER DKB-ISTAF
16 Nov 2008 3 43:41.9 RD 15 km Nijmegen NED Fortis Zevenheuvelenloop $1,195
31 Aug 2008 1 7:31.94 OT 3 km Gateshead ENG Aviva British Grand Prix
29 Aug 2008 1 12:50.18 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse Zürich
23 Aug 2008 1 12:57.82 OT 5 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games
20 Aug 2008 3 13:40.13 OT 5 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games- Heat #3
17 Aug 2008 1 27:01.17 OT 10 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games
14 Jun 2008 1 13:06.38 OT 5 km Rabat MAR Meeting International Mohammed VI
08 Jun 2008 1 26:25.97 OT 10 km Eugene OR/USA Nike Prefontaine Classic
24 May 2008 1 12:58.94 OT 5 km Hengelo NED Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
04 May 2008 1 13:49.67 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH African Athletics Championships
30 Mar 2008 1 34:38 XC 12 km Edinburgh SCO IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $32,667
16 Feb 2008 1 8:04.35 IT 2 mi Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
09 Feb 2008 1 7:36.08 IT 3 km Valencia ESP Reunion Internacional Atletismo
12 Jan 2008 1 27:42 XC 9.3 km Edinburgh SCO Event Scotland Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
14 Sep 2007 1 26:46.19 OT 10 km Brussels BEL Memorial VanDamme
27 Aug 2007 1 27:05.90 OT 10 km Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships $60,000
07 Aug 2007 1 7:25.79 OT 3 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan $16,000
28 Jul 2007 1 12:49.53 OT 5 km Zaragoza ESP Gran Premio Gobierno de Aragon
25 Jul 2007 1 7:29.32 OT 3 km Fontvielle MON Herculis
15 Jul 2007 1 7:26.69 OT 3 km Sheffield ENG Norwich Union British Grand Prix
26 May 2007 1 8:13.51 OT 2 mi Hengelo NED Thales FBK-Games
24 Mar 2007 DNF DNF XC 12 km Mombasa KEN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships
20 Feb 2007 1 7:30.51 IT 3 km Stockholm SWE GE Galan
21 Jan 2007 1 31:05 XC 10.8 km Seville ESP Cross Internacional de Italica
13 Jan 2007 1 28:14 XC 9.3 km Edinburgh SCO Event Scotland Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
17 Sep 2006 2 7:36.25 OT 3 km Athens GRE IAAF World Cup in Athletics $15,000
10 Sep 2006 1 GP 10 km n/a n/a Golden League Jackpot $83,333
10 Sep 2006 1 13:48.62 OT 5 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
03 Sep 2006 1 12:57.74 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF
25 Aug 2006 1 12:48.09 OT 5 km Brussels BEL Memorial Van Damme
18 Aug 2006 1 12:48.25 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklaase Zürich
09 Aug 2006 1 14:03.41 OT 5 km Bambous MRI African Championships
28 Jul 2006 2 13:00.04 OT 5 km London ENG Norwich Union London Grand Prix
14 Jul 2006 1 12:51.44 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
08 Jul 2006 1 12:51.32 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France
02 Jun 2006 2 12:58.22 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon Mobil Bislett Games
02 Apr 2006 1 35:40 XC 12 km Fukuoka JPN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $33,000
01 Apr 2006 1 10:54 XC 4 km Fukuoka JPN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $34,000
12 Mar 2006 1 7:39.32 IT 3 km Moscow RUS IAAF World Indoor Championships $40,000
10 Mar 2006 1 7:54.85 IT 3 km Moscow RUS IAAF World Indoor Championships- Heat 2
18 Feb 2006 1 8:05.12 IT 2 mi Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Grand Prix
14 Jan 2006 1 26:08 XC 9.2 km Edinburgh SCO Visit Scotland Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
17 Sep 2005 1 7:36.36 OT 3 km Shanghai CHN Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
26 Aug 2005 1 26:17.53 OT 10 km Brussels BEL VanDamme Memorial
19 Aug 2005 1 7:32.59 OT 3 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse
08 Aug 2005 1 27:08.33 OT 10 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships $60,000
22 Jul 2005 1 12:55.55 OT 5 km London ENG London Super Grand Prix
05 Jul 2005 1 7:34.57 OT 3 km Lausanne SUI Athletissima $10,000
01 Jul 2005 1 12:40.18 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France
29 May 2005 1 26:28.72 OT 10 km Hengelo NED Thales FBK Games
20 Mar 2005 1 35:06 XC 12.02 km Saint Galmier FRA IAAF Crosscountry Championships $35,000
19 Mar 2005 1 11:33 XC 4.2 km Saint Galmier FRA IAAF Crosscountry Championships $35,000
18 Feb 2005 2 8:15.49 IT 2 mi Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
29 Jan 2005 2 7:41.42 IT 3 km Roxbury MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
19 Dec 2004 1 30:26 XC 10.68 km Venta de Baños ESP Venta de Baños
28 Aug 2004 2 13:14.59 OT 5 km Athens GRE Olympic Games
25 Aug 2004 1 13:21.16 OT 5 km Athens GRE Olympic Games- Heat 1
20 Aug 2004 1 27:05.10 OT 10 km Athens GRE Olympic Games
27 Jun 2004 1 7:41.31 OT 3 km Gateshead ENG Norwich Union Super Grand Prix $7,000
08 Jun 2004 1 26:20.31 OT 10 km Ostrava CZE Golden Spike $62,020
31 May 2004 1 12:37.35 OT 5 km Hengelo NED Thales FBK-Games $59,380
08 May 2004 1 13:34.03 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
21 Mar 2004 1 35:52 XC 12 km Brussels BEL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $35,000
20 Mar 2004 1 11:31 XC 4 km Brussels BEL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $35,000
20 Feb 2004 1 12:49.60 IT 5 km Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix $30,000
31 Jan 2004 1 7:30.77 IT 3 km Stuttgart GER Sparkassen-Cup
18 Jan 2004 1 31:01.6 XC 10.8 km Seville ESP Cross Internacional de Italica
10 Jan 2004 1 34:36 XC 12 km San Giorgio su Legnano ITA Campaccio Classica del Cross
16 Nov 2003 1 27:22 XC 9 km Oeiras POR Cross d'Oeiras
15 Oct 2003 1 13:26.16 OT 5 km Abuja NGR All-Africa Games
28 Sep 2003 1 28:50 RD 10 km Scicli ITA Memorial Peppe Greco
13 Sep 2003 1 7:36.98 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON IAAF Grand Prix Final $30,000
31 Aug 2003 3 12:53.12 OT 5 km Paris FRA IAAF World Championships $20,000
28 Aug 2003 1 13:38.03 OT 5 km Paris FRA IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
24 Aug 2003 1 26:49.57 OT 10 km Paris FRA IAAF World Championships $60,000
11 Jul 2003 2 12:57.34 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala $6,780
01 Jul 2003 1 13:06.05 OT 5 km Lausanne SUI Athletissima
27 Jun 2003 1 12:52.26 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon Mobil Bislett Games $8,570
01 Jun 2003 1 26:53.70 OT 10 km Hengelo NED Thales FBK-Games $7,030
10 May 2003 2 13:47.25 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
06 Apr 2003 1 31:55.9 XC 11 km Ala dei Sardi ITA Cross di Alà dei Sardi
30 Mar 2003 1 35:56 XC 12.355 km Avenches SUI IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $33,750
29 Mar 2003 1 11:01 XC 4 km Lausanne SUI IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $33,750
19 Jan 2003 1 31:32 XC 10.8 km Seville ESP Cross Internacional de Italica
12 Jan 2003 1 30:58 XC 10.13 km Elgoibar ESP Cross Internacional Memorial Juan Muguerza
04 Jan 2003 1 29:12 XC 8.8 km Newcastle ENG Great North Crosscountry
22 Dec 2002 1 35:14 XC 12 km Brussels BEL Lotto Crosscup
23 Nov 2002 1 13:07 RL 5 km Chiba JPN Hanji Aoki Cup Chiba Ekiden- Leg 2 $4,000
17 Nov 2002 1 24:05 XC 9 km Oeiras POR Crosse Internacional de Oeiras
03 Nov 2002 3 30:32 RD 10 km Addis Ababa ETH Great Ethiopian Run
05 Jun 2002 3 13:26.58 OT 5 km Milan ITA Notturna di Milano
01 Jun 2002 2 14:02.0 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
24 Mar 2002 1 34:52 XC 12 km Dublin IRL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $34,000
23 Mar 2002 1 12:11 XC 4 km Dublin IRL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $34,000
10 Mar 2002 1 34:57 XC 12 km San Vittore Olona ITA Cinque Mulini Crosscountry
24 Feb 2002 1 XC 4 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Crosscountry Trials
05 Jan 2002 1 34:51 XC 12 km San Giorgio su Legnano ITA Campaccio Classica del Cross
29 Dec 2001 1 27:12 XC 9.2 km Newcastle ENG British Gas Great North Crosscountry
09 Dec 2001 1 42:42 RD 15 km s'Heerenberg NED P&O Montferland
02 Dec 2001 2 41:08 XC 14 km Lefrinckoucke FRA Cross de l'Acier
25 Nov 2001 3 31:09 RD 10 km Addis Ababa ETH Great Ethiopian Run
20 Oct 2001 1 30:49 RD 10.9 km Trento ITA Giro al Sas
14 Oct 2001 2 27:40 x RD 10 km Rennes FRA Rennes
09 Sep 2001 2 7:54.39 OT 3 km Melbourne AUS IAAF Grand Prix Final $30,000
31 Aug 2001 4 7:45.05 OT 3 km Berlin GER ISTAF $4,560
24 Aug 2001 2 7:30.67 OT 3 km Brussels BEL Ivo VanDamme Memorial $10,965
13 Jul 2001 19 13:25.86 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Bislett Games
06 Jul 2001 6 13:13.44 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France $2,120
29 Jun 2001 16 13:15.39 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
17 Jun 2001 4 13:15.22 OT 5 km Nürnberg GER International Quelle Leichtathletikfest
14 Jun 2001 2 7:46.71 OT 3 km Helsinki FIN Asics Grand Prix Helsinki
08 Jun 2001 2 13:13.33 OT 5 km Seville ESP Gran Premio Diputacion
04 Jun 2001 2 7:43.28 OT 3 km Hengelo NED Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
01 Apr 2001 7 28:54 RD 10 km La Courneuve FRA Conseil General $80
25 Mar 2001 1 25:04 XC 8 km Ostend BEL IAAF World Junior Crosscountry Championships
24 Mar 2001 2 12:42 XC 4 km Ostend BEL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $18,000
25 Feb 2001 1 XC 4 km Jan Meda ETH Ethiopian Crosscountry Championships
03 Dec 2000 1 43:09 RD 15 km s'Heerenberg NED Montferlandrun
26 Nov 2000 1 29:31 XC 10 km Tilburg NED Warandeloop
19 Nov 2000 5 29:42 XC 10.35 km Dunkerque FRA Cross d'Acier
21 Oct 2000 2 13:45.43 OT 5 km Santiago CHI IAAF Coca-Cola World Junior Championships
18 Oct 2000 2 14:15.35 OT 5 km Santiago CHI IAAF Coca-Cola World Junior Championships- Heat 1
03 Sep 2000 3 13:20.57 OT 5 km Rieti ITA Rieti
23 Aug 2000 1 7:46.95 OT 3 km Cottbus GER Lausitz Meeting
10 Jul 2000 4 13:32.37 OT 5 km Algiers ALG African Championships
25 Jun 2000 DNF DNF OT 5 km Nürnberg GER Live 2000
18 Jun 2000 4 7:50.45 OT 3 km Ingolstadt GER Ingolstadt Meeting
11 Jun 2000 1 13:27.45 OT 5 km Tartu EST Sule Memorial Meeting
03 Jun 2000 1 13:24.36 OT 5 km Kerkrade NED Kerkrade Meeting
23 May 2000 2 13:37.16 OT 5 km Nijmegen NED Global Athletics Meeting
27 Feb 2000 1? XC 8 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Junior Championships
16 Jan 2000 7 34:28 XC 11.2 km Breda NED International Sprintcross
09 Jan 2000 13 34:24 XC 10.7 km Amorebieta ESP Cross Internacional Zornotza
31 Dec 1999 3 33:29 XC 10.4 km Soest NED Sylvestercross
19 Dec 1999 16 34:02 XC 10.5 km Brussels BEL ASLK/CGER Crosscup
16 Jul 1999 2 8:08.89 OT 3 km Bydgoscz POL IAAF World Youth Championships
28 Mar 1999 9 26:27 XC 8 km Belfast NIR IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships
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