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Alemitu Bekele Aga (born 22 August 1976) is an Ethiopian-born Belgium long-distance runner who specialized in cross-country running, half-marathon and marathon.
Alemitu Bekele is a former Belgian marathon, half marathon and 10,000 metres champion. Furthermore, she became Benelux marathon champion 2008 at the Eindhoven Marathon.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1998 | World Cross Country Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 17th | Short race |
| 2nd | Team competition |
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Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10000-metre from 2004 until 2020. He won the gold medal in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m and the silver medal in the 5000 m.
Zersenay Tadese Habtesilase is a retired Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics made him the first ever Eritrean Olympic medallist, and his 20-km title at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships also made him the country's first athlete to win at a world championship event. He does not use a sprint finish to win races; his strategy relies on a combination of efficient running and fast pace setting.
Merima Denboba is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.
Bekele is an Ethiopian paternal name which may refer to:
Sara Isabel Fonseca MoreiraComM is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events. She represents Sporting CP at club level.
Alemitu Bekele is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres.
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Alemitu Bekele is the name of
Gloria Marconi is an Italian long-distance runner.
Sultan Haydar is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. The 170 cm tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where she is coached by Nikola Borić.
The Men's 10,000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4 August. The race was won by Mo Farah, the reigning 5000 metres World Champion, in a time of 27:30.42.
Turkey competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Abebech Afework Bekele is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who specialises half marathon races. She has represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was the 2011 winner of the Egmond Half Marathon. Her personal best for the distance is 1:10:30 hours.
Üsküdar Belediyespor is a multi-sports club established 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey by the municipality of Üsküdar district.
Alemu Bekele Gebre is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. He specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
The 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since 1995. Women competed over 3000 metres from 1980 to 1993, in line with championship standards of the time. It is the shortest long-distance running event at the competition, the 10,000 metres and marathon being the other two such events on the programme. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 5000 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has a two-race heats stage that leads directly to a final between fifteen athletes.
Birhan Dagne is an Ethiopian-born British long-distance runner.
Tadelech Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Helen Bekele Tola is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She finished second at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon, and third at the 2021 Berlin Marathon. She has also won the Annecy and Barcelona Marathons, as well as multiple other long-distance events. Born in Ethiopia, she now lives in Switzerland.
Yihunlish Delelecha is an Ethiopian-American distance runner who was a member of the 1998 World Athletics Cross Country Championship silver medal-winning team for Ethiopia.
