Bekele Debele
- January 11, 2024
- Athletics Competitor
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Bekele Debele Biography
| Birthday | Mar 12 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
Bekele Debele is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on March 12, 1963 in Shewa, Ethiopia. An interview was conducted by El Pais in 1984 Bekele declared (through the translator) that his birth date was 12 April, 1962 instead of 12 March 1963, which is reported in other sources.
He took home his first San Blas Half Marathon at the beginning of 1983 in a time of 1 04 40 hours. He was recognized as an elite runner just following the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and narrowly defeated Carlos Lopes and Some Muge to be crowned the world champion and win the gold medal for team together with Ethiopia. The three athletes all ran identical times in the most competitive finish ever during the competition. He was the second African athlete to win the award, following Mohamed Kedir, who won the year before. The following year, he participated in the 10,000 meter race at the first 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He set a personal record of 27:49.30 minutes during the heats. However, he was slightly slow in the end, and was ranked tenth, which was just a bit ahead of teammate Kedir.
Bekele returned to defend his title at the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships but was beaten on that occasion, placing eighth overall. However, he still led the Ethiopians to the team title. He won the prestigious Cinque Mulini race the following month. He hoped to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but a Soviet-led boycott of the event meant Ethiopia did not send a team there. The eastern bloc countries that boycotted the games set up their own competition instead and Bekele took the 10,000 m bronze medal at the Friendship Games. He ended the year with a win at the São Silvestre de Luanda 10K event.
At the 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he placed fourth behind fellow Ethiopian Wodajo Bulti and helped successfully defend the men’s team title. He also continued to compete on the track an took a victory at Moscow’s Brothers Znamensky Memorial meet. He repeated his fourth-place finish at the 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Even though his team mate Abebe Mekonnen was runner-up, the Ethiopian team was outclassed by a strong Kenyan squad, including winner John Ngugi, and was relegated to second in the team rankings.
In his time, he was a part of Ethiopia at each edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1982 until 1989. He was instrumental in winning the title of junior team in 1982. He also won the senior team’s medals from 1983 until 1989, which included a three-year streak of undefeated in Ethiopia’s senior team from 1983 to 1985. Ethiopian seniors from 1983 until 1985.
Bekele Debele Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athletics Competitor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Bekele Debele is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bekele Debele 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Bekele Debele (born 12 March 1963) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner from the past who specialized in cross country running. His most notable accomplishment is winning gold at 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships which made him the only African man to achieve this feat.
Bekele was born in the Eastern Orthodox family of rural farmers in Shewa and was raised by his siblings and brothers. He was not literate for a large portion of his childhood. Because of his ability in running, he was enrolled to the military’s national sports program as was the norm under the rule of Derg. He received a fundamental education as well as proper training for long- distance running. Throughout his time Bekele was mentored by Roba Negussie, a former Olympic sprinter and the top Ethiopian coach who was also the coach of Ethiopia’s Olympic long-distance runners. Bekele made his international debut in 1982 at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Participating in his junior event, Bekele finished 10th and was a one of the winners on the Ethiopian team.
He also competed in the 10,000 metres and represented Ethiopia in that event at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He was the bronze medallist on the track at the Friendship Games, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to Ethiopia’s boycott of the games.
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Bekele Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Bekele Debele celebrates birthday on March 12 of every year.