Bezunesh Bekele (full name Bezunesh Bekele Sertsu, also written Bizunesh Bekele; born 29 January 1983 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in cross-country running. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 18th | Short race |
| World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | 8th | Short race | |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | St Etienne, France | 12th | Short race |
| 10th | Long race | |||
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 9th | Short race |
| 1st | Team competition | |||
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 5th | 10,000 m |
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 8:52. The 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 19-20 March 2004 in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 19-20 March 2005 in Saint-Etienne and Saint-Galmier, France. Saint-Étienne ( Sant-Etiève in Arpitan) is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles southwest of Lyon. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 1-2 April 2006 in Fukuoka, Japan. is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. Bambous is a town in the Black River district of Mauritius, on the road from Tamarin to the capital of Port Louis. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République The 3000 metres is a popular amateur Middle distance track event (colloquially known as "3k" where 7 08 min (2006)
- 5000 metres - 15:02. The 5000 metres is a popular Running distance also known as a 5K or 5 km colloquially "five-K" 48 min (2006)
- 10,000 metres - 31:10. 68 min (2005)
- Half marathon - 1:11:07 hrs (2007)
on october 14th 2007 bezunesh improved her half marathon time to 1 hour 8 minutes and 7 seconds as she got 4th in the world half marathon championsips in udine, italy. A half marathon is a Road running event of 210975 meters or miles about 13 on january 18th 2008 bezunesh made her marathon debut in dubai as she placed 2nd in 2 hours 23 minutes and 9 seconds.
External links
- IAAF profile for Bezunesh Bekele
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Lydia Cheromei |
Rotterdam Women's Half Marathon Winner 2005 |
Succeeded by Mara Yamauchi |
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