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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. He won the gold medal in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Il est l'ancien détenteur du record du monde du 10 000 mètres ( 26 min 17 s 53, le 26 août 2005 à Bruxelles) et l'ancien détenteur de celui du 5 000 mètres. Il détient également les records du monde en salle du 2 000 m, du 2 miles et du 5 000 m.
May 21, 2024 · Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian long-distance runner who won Olympic gold medals in the 10,000 meters in 2004 and in both the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters in 2008. He also won the Paris (2014) and Berlin (2016 and 2019) marathons. Learn more about Bekele’s life and career.
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.
Bekele retained both titles in 2003 and again in 2004. At the 2003 World Championships of Athletics, Bekele won the 10,000m and finished third in the 5,000m. In the run-up to the Olympic Games in Athens, during a 10-day period, Bekele broke Gebrselassie's world records in both the 10,000m and the 5,000m. Triumph over his idol
Bekele believes it's now only a matter of time before the sub-two-hour barrier is shattered in an official marathon race. “I didn’t think someone will be running 2:00 hours, or 2:0 something this soon…. It surprised everyone,” Bekele says of the new mark, which only Kipchoge had beaten in 2019 in a time trial in Vienna.
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Kenenisa Bekele was the favourite before the race, having never lost a race over the distance and starting the race as the reigning Olympic and World champion, as well as the world record holder.
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