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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 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Gelete Burka is the 7,616th most popular athlete (down from 5,099th in 2024). (down from 5,246th in 2019)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gelete Burka ranks 7,616 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 Matt Schnobrich, Ofelia Malinov, Chaunté Lowe, Hallgeir Engebråten, Andrei Makoveev, and Bruno Rosetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Gelete Burka ranks 1,890. Before her are Dominic Inglot, Yusuke Sudo, Yuya Nakamura, Joaquin Wilde, Theresa Eslund, and Paul Obiefule. After her are Anthony Gerrard, Stephanie Labbé, Emily Hart, Mayuko Hagiwara, Des Abbott, and Periklis Ilias.

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