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Gelete Burka

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Gelete Burka Bati (sometimes misspelled Burika, Oromo: Galate Burqaa Baati, Amharic: ገለቴ ቡርቃ; born 23 January 1986) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was born in Kofele in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, the same district as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie. Gelete was the short course champion at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She is a three-time medalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, her best performance being a gold medal win in the 1500 m in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gelete Burka is the 6,544th most popular athlete (down from 5,078th in 2019). (down from 5,247th in 2019)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gelete Burka ranks 6,544 out of 6,025. Before her are Viktoriya Tkachuk, Ed McKeever, Wassim Ben Tara, Annu Rani, Chatchai-decha Butdee, and Robert Lücken. After her are Ofelia Malinov, Chaunté Lowe, Hallgeir Engebråten, Bruno Rosetti, Adem Boudjemline, and Josef Dostál.

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Among people born in 1986, Gelete Burka ranks 1,647. Before her are Yuta Someya, Joey O'Brien, Dominic Inglot, Yusuke Sudo, Yuya Nakamura, and Theresa Eslund. After her are Stephanie Labbé, Mayuko Hagiwara, Periklis Ilias, Tyrus Thomas, Shunsuke Oyama, and Go Nishida.

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