Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) DOB: 13 June 1982 Personal Bests: 5000m: 12:37.35 (2004); 10000m: 26:17.53 (2005); Half marathon: 60:09 (2013); Marathon: 2:03:03 (2016) International Championships Highlights: World Cross Country Championships: Long: 1st in 2002-2006, 2008 3000m: 1st in 2006 World Indoor 5000m: 1st in 2008 Olympics; 1st in 2009 World Championships 10000m: 1st in 2004&2008 Olympics; 1st in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Championships World Cross Track & Road Championships Progression Short Long 5000m 10000m 5000m 10000m Half Marathon 2002 1st 1st 13:26.58 2003 1st 1st 3rd WC 1st WC 12:52.26 27:49.57 2004 1st 1st 2nd OG 1st OG 12:37.35 26:20.31 2005 1st 1st 1st WC 12:40.18 26:17.53 2006 1st 1st 12:48.09 2007 1st WC 12:49.53 26:46.19 2008 1st 1st OG 1st OG 12:50.18 26:25.97 2009 1st WC 1st WC 12:52.32 26:46.31 2010 2011 26:43.16 2012 4th OG 12:55.79 27:02.59 2013 13:07.88 27:12.08 60:09 2014 2:05:04 2015 2016 2:03:03 2017 2:05:57 2018 2:08:53 Marathon Career Time Race Place Date DNF Amsterdam DNF 21 Oct 2018 2:08:53 London 6th 22 Apr 2018 DNF Berlin DNF 24 Sept 2017 2:05:57 London 2nd 23 Apr 2017 DNF Dubai DNF 20 Jan 2017 Personal Best 2:03:03 Berlin 1st 25 Sept 2016 2:06:36 London 3rd 26 Apr 2016 DNF Dubai DNF 23 Jan 2015 2:05:51 Chicago 4th 12 Oct 2014 (Debut) 2:05:04 Paris 1st 6 Apr 2014 2018 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 21 Oct Amsterdam Marathon Marathon DNF DNF (41km) 19 May Grand Prix von Bern 10 Mile 1st 46:47 22 Apr London Marathon Marathon 6th 2:08:53 2017 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 17 Dec Kolkata 25k 25km 1st 1:13:48 24 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 23 Apr London Marathon Marathon 2nd 2:05:57 20 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 2016 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 25 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 1st 2:03:03 29 June ETH 10000m Olympic Trials – Hengelo 10000m DNF DNF 22 May Great Manchester Run 10Km 1st 28:08 26 Apr London Marathon Marathon 3rd 2:06:36 2015 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 23 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 2014 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 12 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 4th 2:05:51 18 May Great Manchester Run 10-K 10Km 1st 28:23 6 Apr Paris Marathon Marathon 1st 2:05:04 11 Jan Great Edinburgh Cross Country – Edinburgh 4Km 5th 12:02 2013 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 15 Sept Great North Run – Newcatle to South Shields Half marathon 1st 60:09 30 June Memorial Jos Verstockt – Netestadion 10000m 1st 27:46.56 27 June Zlata Tetra Golden Spike – Ostrava 5000m 4th 13:07.88 8 June FBK Games – Hengelo 5000m DNF DNF 31 May Prefontaine Classic – Eugene 10000m 1st 27:12.08 14 Apr Great Ireland Run 10Km 1st 28:51 2012 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 4 Aug Olympic Games – London 10000m 4th 27:32.44 6 July Meeting Areva – Paris 5000m 9th 12:55.79 22 June Aviva UK Trials – Birmingham 10000m 1st 27:02.59 7 June Bislett Games – Oslo 5000m 5th 13:00.54 2 June Prefontaine Classic – Eugene 5000m 4th 13:01.48 19 May Diamond League – Shanghai 5000m 5th 13:13.89 11 May Diamond League – Doha 3000m 7th 7:40.00 15 Apr Great Ireland Run – Dublin 10Km 1st 27:47 7 Jan Great Edinburgh Cross Country 3Km 11th 9:42 2011 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 9 Oct Four Miles of Groningen 4 Miles 2nd 17:11 16 Sept Memorial Van Damme – Bruxelles 10000m 1st 26:43.16 28 Aug World Championships – Daegu 10000m DNF DNF 2010 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 9 Jan Great Edinburgh Cross Country 9Km 4th 29:17 2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 12 Sept World Athletics Final – Thessaloniki 3000m 1st 8:03.79 4 Sept Memorial Van Damme – Bruxelles 5000m 1st 12:55.31 28 Aug Weltklasse – Zurich 5000m 1st 12:52.32 23 Aug World Championships – Berlin 5000m 1st 13:17.09 20 Aug World Championships – Berlin 5000m 1h1 13:19.77 17 Aug World Championships – Berlin 10000m 1st 26:46.31 17 July Meeting Areva – Paris 3000m 1st 7:28.64 10 July Golden Gala – Roma 5000m 1st 12:56.23 3 July Bislett Games – Oslo 5000m 1st 13:04.87 14 June ISTAF Berlin 5000m 1st 13:00.76 1 June FBK Games – Hengelo 1500m DNF DNF 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 16 Nov Fortis Zevenheuvelenloop – Nijmegen 15Km 3rd 43:42 31 Aug Aviva British Grand Prix – Gateshead 3000m 1st 7:31.94 29 Aug Weltklasse Zürich 5000m 1st 12:50.18 23 Aug Olympic Games – Beijing 5000m 1st 12:57.82 20 Aug Olympic Games – Beijing 5000m 3h3 13:40.13 17 Aug Olympic Games – Beijing 10000m 1st 27:01.17 14 June Meeting International Mohammed VI – Rabat 5000m 1st 13:06.38 8 June Prefontaine Classic – Eugene 10000m 1st 26:25.97 24 May FBK Games – Hengelo 5000m 1st 12:58.94 4 May African Athletics Championships – Addis Ababa 5000m 1st 13:49.67 30 Mar World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh 12.125Km 1st 34:38 16 Feb Indoor Grand Prix – Birmingham 2 Miles 1st 8:04.35 9 Feb Reunion Internacional Atletismo – Valancia 3000m 1st 7:36.08 12 Jan Great Edinburgh Cross Country 9.3Km 1st 27:42 .