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Berhane Adere

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Berhane Adere Debala (Ge'ez: ብርሀኔ አደሬ born 21 July 1973) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres and half marathon. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 World Championships and silver medals in the event at the 2001 and 2005 World Championships. Berhane claimed gold and silver for the 3,000 metres at the 2003 and 2004 World Indoor Championships, respectively. Her medal in 2003 was Ethiopia’s first world indoor medal in a women’s event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Berhane Adere is the 3,516th most popular athlete (down from 2,355th in 2024), the 65th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 58th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Berhane Adere ranks 3,516 out of 6,025Before her are Yargelis Savigne, Alma Richards, Eunice Barber, Clara Hughes, Zabit Samedov, and Nadine Capellmann. After her are Alfred Kirwa Yego, Peter Åslin, Eduard Hämäläinen, Heiko Habermann, Mykolas Alekna, and Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Berhane Adere ranks 797Before her are Tzipora Obziler, Nuno Resende, José Luiz Drey, Emílio Peixe, Nelly Arcan, and Alex Tagliani. After her are Elizabeth Rodriguez, Colin Egglesfield, Sargis Sargsian, Jordan Prentice, Mkhitar Manukyan, and Li Xiaoshuang.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Berhane Adere ranks 65 out of 105Before her are Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), and Gadi Kinda (1994). After her are Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), Julie Mehretu (1970), Gezahegne Abera (1978), and Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Berhane Adere ranks 16Before her are Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), Meseret Defar (1983), and Fita Bayisa (1972). After her are Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), and Mohammed Aman (1994).