Kenenisa Bekele

Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1982)

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Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha 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. At the 2004 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m and the silver medal in the 5,000 m.

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Bekele & Kipchoge - will Paris 2024 be final showdown? Kenenisa Bekele will face fellow all-time great Eliud Kipchoge at the Olympics, 21 years on from their first meeting in a final. BBC Sport - Published on May 17, 2024
Marathon field will be thinking of Kiptum - Bekele The London Marathon elite men's field will be thinking of the late Kelvin Kiptum during Sunday's race, says Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele. BBC Sport - Published on April 19, 2024
Bekele leads stacked London Marathon men's field Kenenisa Bekele will head a 2023 London Marathon's elite men's field which will see four of the top five fastest men in history go head-to-head. BBC Sport - Published on February 1, 2023