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Kenenisa Bekele

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Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha (Oromo: Qananiisaa baqqalaa; Amharic: ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre from 2004 until 2020. He won the gold medal in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m and the silver medal in the 5,000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenenisa Bekele is the 630th most popular athlete (down from 321st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 34th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 630 out of 6,025. Before him are Glenn Morris, Eino Penttilä, Kazım Ayvaz, Angelo Vanzin, Konrad Stäheli, and Joseph Alzin. After him are Sverre Stenersen, Lars Hall, Gyula Török, Émile Delchambre, Jan Brzák-Felix, and Lidiya Alfeyeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 82. Before him are Kevin Kurányi, Lauren Cohan, Yakubu, Natalie Dormer, Rodrigo Palacio, and Mijaín López. After him are Eduardo Saverin, Philippe Mexès, Natalya Neidhart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kim Min-hee, and Clémence Poésy.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 44 out of 105. Before him are Miruts Yifter (1944), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Gudit (950), Sahle Dengel (1778), and Bogaletch Gebre (1960). After him are Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Liya Kebede (1978), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Tafari Benti (1921), Genesius of Rome (250), and Menen Asfaw (1889).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 5. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), and Miruts Yifter (1944). After him are Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), and Fatuma Roba (1973).

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