Kenenisa Bekele ETH   
Date of birth: 13 June 82
Age: 41 years 319 days
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 54 kg
Place of birth: Bekoji
3 Olympic Golds
2004: 10000 2008: 5000, 10000
20 World Titles
2002: CC Long, CC Long 2003: 10000, CC Long, CC Long 2004: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG, CC Long, CC Long 2005: 10000, 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG, CC Long, CC Long 2006: CC Long, CC Long 2007: 10000 2008: CC Long 2009: 5000, 10000
3000m World Indoor Champion 2006
5000m Olympic Silver Medallist 2004
7 World Championships Silvers
2001: CC Long 2002: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2003: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2006: 3xCCTEAM 2008: 3xCCTEAMLONG
3 World Championships Bronzes
2001: 3xCCTEAM 2003: 5000 2006: 3xCCTEAMLONG
1 National Title
5000m World Junior Alltime no. 81 13:13.33 Sevilla 8 Jun 2001
2000m World Indoor Alltime no. 1 4:49.99 Birmingham 17 Feb 2007
5km, Road World Alltime no. 4516 15:35+ New York NY 7 Nov 2021
Two Miles World Alltime no. 36 8:13.51 Hengelo 26 May 2007
2000m World Alltime no. 127 4:58.98+ Monaco 25 Jul 2007
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 465 1:00:22 London 1 Mar 2020
5000m World Indoor Alltime no. 1 12:49.60 Birmingham 20 Feb 2004
Two Miles World Indoor Alltime no. 4 8:04.35 Birmingham 16 Feb 2008
10km, Road World Alltime no. 240 27:47 Dublin 15 Apr 2012
1500m World Alltime no. 158 3:32.35 Shanghai 28 Sep 2007
3000m World Junior Alltime no. 6 7:30.67 Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001
3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 15 7:30.51 Stockholm/G 20 Feb 2007
3000m World Alltime no. 10 7:25.79 Stockholm/S 7 Aug 2007
Marathon World Alltime no. 3 2:01:41 Berlin 29 Sep 2019
5000m World Alltime no. 2 12:37.35 Hengelo 31 May 2004
10,000m World Alltime no. 2 26:17.53 Bruxelles 26 Aug 2005

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  3:33.08w    1r2Stockholm/S25 Jul
2007  3:32.35w    2Shanghai28 Sep
 
One Mile
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:01.57iw    2New York NY3 Feb
 
2000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2003  5:07.27+w    1Saint-Denis31 Aug
2004  5:05.69+w    1Gateshead27 Jun
2007  4:58.98+w    1Monaco25 Jul
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  4:49.99iw   WR 1Birmingham17 Feb
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1999  8:09.89w    2-17Bydgoszcz16 Jul
2000  7:46.95w    1Cottbus23 Aug
2001  7:30.67w    WJR WYB192Bruxelles24 Aug
2003  7:36.98w    1Monaco13 Sep
2004  7:37.34+w    1Hengelo1 Jun
2005  7:32.59w    1Zürich19 Aug
2006  7:36.25w    2Athína17 Sep
2007  7:25.79w    1Stockholm/S7 Aug
2008  7:31.94w    1Gateshead31 Aug
2009  7:28.64w    1Saint-Denis17 Jul
2012  7:40.00w    7Doha11 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  7:30.77iw    1Stuttgart31 Jan
2005  7:41.42iw    2Boston MA29 Jan
2006  7:35.1h+iw    1Birmingham18 Feb
2007  7:30.51iw    1Stockholm/G20 Feb
2008  7:34.6h+iw    1Birmingham16 Feb
 
Two Miles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  8:13.51w    1Hengelo26 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  8:15.49iw    2Birmingham18 Feb
2006  8:05.12iw    1Birmingham18 Feb
2008  8:04.35iw   WB 1Birmingham16 Feb
 
35 km
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  1:48:40+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
40 km
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  2:05:36+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2000  13:20.57w    3Rieti3 Sep
2001  13:13.33w    2Sevilla8 Jun
2002  13:26.58w    3Milano5 Jun
2003  12:52.26w    1Oslo27 Jun
2004  12:37.35w   WR 1Hengelo31 May
2005  12:40.18w    1Saint-Denis1 Jul
2006  12:48.09w    1Bruxelles25 Aug
2007  12:49.53w    1Zaragoza28 Jul
2008  12:50.18w    1Zürich29 Aug
2009  12:52.32w    1Zürich28 Aug
2012  12:55.79w    9Saint-Denis6 Jul
2013  13:07.88w    4Ostrava27 Jun
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  12:49.60iw   WR 1Birmingham20 Feb
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2003  26:49.57w    1Saint-Denis24 Aug
2004  26:20.31w    WR1Ostrava8 Jun
2005  26:17.53w   WR 1Bruxelles26 Aug
2007  26:46.19w    1Bruxelles14 Sep
2008  26:25.97w    1Eugene OR8 Jun
2009  26:46.31w    1Berlin17 Aug
2011  26:43.16w    1Bruxelles16 Sep
2012  27:02.59w    1Birmingham22 Jun
2013  27:12.08w    1Eugene OR31 May
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  46:47w    1Bern19 May
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  15:35+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2001  28:54w    7La Courneuve1 Apr
2003  28:50w    1Scicli28 Sep
2012  27:47w    1Dublin15 Apr
2013  28:51w    1Dublin14 Apr
2014  28:23w    1Manchester18 May
2016  28:08w    1Manchester22 May
2021  30:47+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
15km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2000  43:09w    1's-Heerenberg4 Nov
2001  42:42w    1's-Heerenberg9 Dec
2008  43:42w    3Nijmegen16 Nov
2021  46:03+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
20km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  1:01:17+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
25km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  1:13:48w    1Kolkata17 Dec
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  1:00:22w    1London1 Mar
2021  1:04:49+w    New York NY7 Nov
2022  1:01:01w    3Newcastle11 Sep
2024  1:03:59w    7New York NY17 Mar
 
30km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  1:32:18+w    New York NY7 Nov
 
Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  2:05:04w    1Paris6 Apr
2016  2:03:03w   NR 1Berlin25 Sep
2017  2:05:57w    2London23 Apr
2018  2:08:53w    6London22 Apr
2019  2:01:41w   NR 1Berlin29 Sep
2021  2:06:47w    3Berlin26 Sep
2022  2:05:53w    5London2 Oct
2023  2:04:19w    4Valencia3 Dec
2024  2:04:15w    2London21 Apr

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
3000m
WY 1999: 2-178:09.89
WCp 2006: 27:36.25
5000m
AfrC 2000: 413:32.37
WJ 2000: 2-1913:45.43 2h1-1914:15.35
AAG 2003: 113:26.16
WC 2003: 312:53.12 1h113:38.03
OG 2004: 213:14.59 1h113:21.16
AfrC 2006: 114:03.41
AfrC 2008: 113:49.67A
OG 2008: 112:57.82 3h313:40.13
WC 2009: 113:17.09 1h113:19.77
10,000m
WC 2003: 126:49.57
OG 2004: 127:05.10
WC 2005: 127:08.33
WC 2007: 127:05.90
OG 2008: 127:01.17
WC 2009: 126:46.31
WC 2011: DNF
OG 2012: 427:32.44
Cross Country Team Competition
WC 1999: 2-1924.00
WC 2001: 351.00 2-1925.00
WC 2002: 232.00
WC 2003: 231.00
WC 2004: 117.00
WC 2005: 123.00
WC 2006: 248.00
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 2002: 243.00
WC 2003: 223.00
WC 2004: 114.00
WC 2005: 124.00
WC 2006: 342.00
WC 2008: 2104.00
Cross Country
WC 1999: 9-1926:27
WC 2001: 212:42 1-1925:04
WC 2002: 112:11 134:52
WC 2003: 135:56 111:01
WC 2004: 111:31 135:52
WC 2005: 135:06 111:33
WC 2006: 110:54 135:40
WC 2007: DNF
WC 2008: 134:38
 
Indoor
3000m
WC 2006: 17:39.32 1h27:54.85

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
1500m
   races under 3:33.00: 1   
Outdoor3:32.35    Shanghai28 Sep 2007
 
One Mile
Indoor4:01.57    New York NY3 Feb 2006
 
2000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
1 World Indoor Record
Outdoor4:58.98+    Monaco25 Jul 2007
Indoor4:49.99    WRBirmingham17 Feb 2007
 
3000m
Outdoor7:25.79    Stockholm/S7 Aug 2007
Indoor7:30.51    Stockholm/G20 Feb 2007
 
Two Miles
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
1 World Indoor Best
Outdoor8:13.51    Hengelo26 May 2007
Indoor8:04.35    WBBirmingham16 Feb 2008
 
35 km
Outdoor1:48:40+    New York NY7 Nov 2021
 
40 km
Outdoor2:05:36+    New York NY7 Nov 2021
 
5000m
   races under 13 minutes: 21   
1 World Record    1 World Indoor Record
Outdoor12:37.35    WRHengelo31 May 2004
Indoor12:49.60    WRBirmingham20 Feb 2004
 
10,000m
   races under 27:30.00: 15   
2 World Records
Outdoor26:17.53    WRBruxelles26 Aug 2005
 
10 Miles, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor46:47    Bern19 May 2018
 
5km, Road
Outdoor15:35+    New York NY7 Nov 2021
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 5 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor27:47    Dublin15 Apr 2012
 
15km, Road
Outdoor42:42    's-Heerenberg9 Dec 2001
 
20km, Road
Outdoor1:01:17+    New York NY7 Nov 2021
 
25km, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor1:13:48    Kolkata17 Dec 2017
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor1:00:22    London1 Mar 2020
 
30km, Road
Outdoor1:32:18+    New York NY7 Nov 2021
 
Marathon
   races under 2:10:00: 11   
Outdoor2:01:41    NRBerlin29 Sep 2019

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
12:37.35   1Hengelo31 May 2004
12:40.18   1Saint-Denis1 Jul 2005
12:48.09   1Bruxelles25 Aug 2006
12:48.25   1Zürich18 Aug 2006
12:49.53   1Zaragoza28 Jul 2007
12:49.60i  1Birmingham20 Feb 2004
12:50.18   1Zürich29 Aug 2008
12:51.32   1Saint-Denis8 Jul 2006
12:51.44   1Roma14 Jul 2006
12:52.26   1Oslo27 Jun 2003
 
Average: 12:47.82
 
3000m, 10 best results (legal):
7:25.79   1Stockholm/S7 Aug 2007
7:26.69   1Sheffield15 Jul 2007
7:28.64   1Saint-Denis17 Jul 2009
7:29.32   1Monaco25 Jul 2007
7:30.51i  1Stockholm/G20 Feb 2007
7:30.67   2Bruxelles24 Aug 2001
7:30.77i  1Stuttgart31 Jan 2004
7:31.94   1Gateshead31 Aug 2008
7:32.59   1Zürich19 Aug 2005
7:32.7h+   1Saint-Denis1 Jul 2005
 
Average: 7:29.962
 
Cross Country, 10 best results (legal):
9:42   11Edinburgh7 Jan 2012
10:54   1Fukuoka1 Apr 2006
11:01   1Lausanne-La Broye29 Mar 2003
11:31   1Bruxelles20 Mar 2004
11:33   1Saint-Galmier19 Mar 2005
12:02   5Edinburgh11 Jan 2014
12:11   1Dublin23 Mar 2002
12:42   2Ostend24 Mar 2001
25:04   1-19Ostend25 Mar 2001
26:27   9-19Belfast28 Mar 1999
 
Average: 4.725
Average: 14:18.7
 
10,000m, 10 best results (legal):
26:17.53   1Bruxelles26 Aug 2005
26:20.31   1Ostrava8 Jun 2004
26:25.97   1Eugene OR8 Jun 2008
26:28.72   1Hengelo29 May 2005
26:43.16   1Bruxelles16 Sep 2011
26:46.19   1Bruxelles14 Sep 2007
26:46.31   1Berlin17 Aug 2009
26:49.57   1Saint-Denis24 Aug 2003
26:53.70   1Hengelo1 Jun 2003
27:01.17   1Beijing17 Aug 2008
 
Average: 26:39.263
 
Marathon, 10 best results (legal):
2:01:41   1Berlin29 Sep 2019
2:03:03   1Berlin25 Sep 2016
2:04:15   2London21 Apr 2024
2:04:19   4Valencia3 Dec 2023
2:05:04   1Paris6 Apr 2014
2:05:51   4Chicago IL12 Oct 2014
2:05:53   5London2 Oct 2022
2:05:57   2London23 Apr 2017
2:06:36   3London24 Apr 2016
2:06:47   3Berlin26 Sep 2021
 
Average: 2:04:56.6
 

Total results in db: 200

By event:

1500m:4
One Mile:1
2000m:5
3000m:37
Two Miles:4
35 km:1
40 km:1
5000m:56
10,000m:19
10 Miles, Road:1
5km, Road:1
10km, Road:7
15km, Road:4
20km, Road:1
25km, Road:1
Half Marathon:5
30km, Road:1
Marathon:16
Cross Country Team Competition:8
Cross Country Long Team Competition:6
Cross Country:21

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

Half Marathon
1:03:59iw
SB (708)
7New York NYNew York NY17 Mar 
Marathon
2:04:15iw
SB (6)
2LondonLondon21 Apr 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2000Outdoor3000m547:46.95
2000Outdoor5000m5313:20.57
2001Outdoor3000m27:30.67
2001Outdoor5000m2913:13.33
2002Outdoor5000m7113:26.58
2003Outdoor2000m155:07.27+
2003Outdoor3000m77:36.98
2003Outdoor5000m312:52.26
2003Outdoor10,000m426:49.57
2004Outdoor2000m45:05.69+
2004Outdoor3000m97:37.34+
2004Outdoor5000m112:37.35
2004Outdoor10,000m126:20.31
2004Indoor3000m27:30.77
2004Indoor5000m112:49.60
2005Outdoor3000m87:32.59
2005Outdoor5000m112:40.18
2005Outdoor10,000m126:17.53
2005Indoor3000m37:41.42
2005IndoorTwo Miles28:15.49
2006Outdoor1500m203:33.08
2006Outdoor3000m187:36.25
2006Outdoor5000m112:48.09
2006IndoorOne Mile464:01.57
2006Indoor3000m27:35.1h+
2006IndoorTwo Miles18:05.12
2007Outdoor1500m123:32.35
2007Outdoor2000m34:58.98+
2007Outdoor3000m17:25.79
2007OutdoorTwo Miles58:13.51
2007Outdoor5000m112:49.53
2007Outdoor10,000m126:46.19
2007Indoor2000m14:49.99
2007Indoor3000m17:30.51
2008Outdoor3000m27:31.94
2008Outdoor5000m112:50.18
2008Outdoor10,000m126:25.97
2008Indoor3000m47:34.6h+
2008IndoorTwo Miles18:04.35
2009Outdoor3000m27:28.64
2009Outdoor5000m112:52.32
2009Outdoor10,000m126:46.31
2011Outdoor10,000m126:43.16
2012Outdoor3000m157:40.00
2012Outdoor5000m912:55.79
2012Outdoor10,000m827:02.59
2012Outdoor10km, Road827:47
2013Outdoor5000m1713:07.88
2013Outdoor10,000m427:12.08
2013OutdoorHalf Marathon171:00:09
2014Outdoor10km, Road7428:23
2014OutdoorMarathon92:05:04
2016Outdoor10km, Road2628:08
2016OutdoorMarathon12:03:03
2017OutdoorMarathon162:05:57
2018Outdoor10 Miles, Road3646:47
2019OutdoorMarathon12:01:41
2020OutdoorHalf Marathon551:00:22
2021OutdoorMarathon682:06:47
2022OutdoorMarathon432:05:53
2023OutdoorMarathon132:04:19
2024OutdoorMarathon62:04:15

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 3000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 9 (finals) 20 Feb 2007 -> 12 Sep 2009 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 5000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 17 (finals) 9 Aug 2006 -> 4 Sep 2009 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 10,000m (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 13 (finals) 1 Jun 2003 -> 17 Aug 2009 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks Cross Country
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 23 Mar 2002 -> 21 Jan 2007 Show/hide