Fikre Bekele

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Fikre Bekele
Personal information
Birth nameFikre Bekele Tefera
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1998-09-11) September 11, 1998 (age 26)
Ethiopia
Occupation Long-distance runner
Years active2019–present
Sport
CountryFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon, Half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Marathon: 2:06:16 (Linz, 2022)
  • Half Marathon: 1:02:20 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2020)

Fikre Bekele (born 11 September 1998), also known as Fikre Bekele Tefera [1] , is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in the marathon and half marathon. He gained international recognition following his 2019 Seoul International Marathon debut, winning the 2019 Frankfurt Marathon, and achieving major victories in Rome and Linz in 2022.

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Career

Fikre made a remarkable international debut at the 2019 Seoul International Marathon, where he finished an impressive fourth with a time of 2:06:27. [2] Building on this strong start, he secured his first career victory later that year at the 2019 Frankfurt Marathon, where he out-kicked a competitive field to claim the title. [2]

In February 2020, Fikre achieved his personal best in the half marathon, clocking 1:02:20 in Ras Al Khaimah. [1]

His success continued into 2022, proving to be a particularly strong year for him. Fikre won the Rome Marathon with a new course record of 2:06:48 [3] and followed this up by winning the Linz Marathon, setting another course record and achieving a new personal best marathon time of 2:06:16 [4] . This time remains his current personal best for the marathon distance.

Personal bests

Major results

YearCompetitionLocationPositionTime
2019 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea4th2:06:27
2019 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, Germany1st2:07:08
2022 Rome Marathon Rome, Italy1st2:06:48 [3]
2022 Linz Marathon Linz, Austria1st2:06:16 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fikre BEKELE – World Athletics profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Fikre Bekele - Elite Sports Marketing and Management". Elite Sports Marketing and Management. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Ethiopia's Bekele Fikre Tefera sets the course record with 2:06:48 at the Acea Run Rome The Marathon". Run Rome The Marathon. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Bekele Tefera, Fikre - RRM Online Guide (check 2022 results)". Road Running Management. Retrieved 17 July 2025. 1st, '22 Oberbank Linz Donau Marathon (2:06:16 CR/PB)
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