Kenenisa Bekele
- January 4, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
Kenenisa Bekele Biography
| Name | Kenenisa Bekele |
| Birthday | Jun 13 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Place Of Birth | Ethiopia |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | Kuli Megerssa, Bekele Bayicha |
| Siblings | Tariku Bekele |
| Spouse | Danawit Gebregziabher |
Kenenisa Bekele is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on June 13, 1982 in Ethiopia, Ethiopia. Ethiopian record-holding long-distance runner who is a two-time 10,000 m gold medalist. He also won the 5,000 m race in Beijing in 2012.
He was long-distance running’s premier athlete; a title that has since been taken by Mo Farah .
Kenenisa Bekele (Oromo: Qananiisaa baqqalaa; Amharic: ቀነኒሳ በቀለ ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the current world record and Olympic record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10,000-metre events. He won the gold medal in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m and the silver medal in the 5000 m.
He has faced fellow Ethiopian, Haile Gebrselassie, twice in road competition, once in cross country, and six times on the track. Haile defeated Kenenisa on the track in the 2000 Nurnberg 5000 metres, the 2001 Great Ethiopian Run 10 km, and the Cross de l’Acier in December 2001, but lost to Kenenisa in Hengelo 2003 over 10,000 m (26:53 to 26:54), Rome 2003 over 5000 m (12:57 to 13:00), Paris 2003 World Championships over 10,000 m (26:49 to 26:50), Athens 2004 Olympic Games (27:05 to 27:27), in the 10,000 m in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (27:01 to 27:06), and in the Great North Run half marathon in September 2013 (60:09 to 60:41).
He married Danawit Gebregziabher and has a sister Tariku.
Kenenisa Bekele Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kenenisa Bekele is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenenisa Bekele 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He broke the 3,000 meter junior world record at age 19.
He won 5 World Championship gold medals between 2003 and 2009.
Kenenisa Bekele was born in 1982 at Bekoji, Arsi Zone, the same town as the Dibaba sisters (Ejegayehu, Tirunesh and Genzebe) and their cousin Derartu Tulu.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 5 in |
Kenenisa Bekele height 5 ft 5 in Kenenisa weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kenenisa Bekele Dating?
According to our records, Kenenisa Bekele married to Danawit Gebregziabher. As of December 1, 2023, Kenenisa Bekele’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2004, he broke the world records for the indoor 5000 m, outdoor 5000 m and outdoor 10,000 m (both in a timeframe of 9 days). He won the short and long course world cross country titles, leading Ethiopia to the senior men’s team title. He also won a gold medal in the men’s 10,000 metres and a silver medal in the men’s 5000 metres in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Facts & Trivia
Kenenisa Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Kenenisa Bekele celebrates birthday on June 13 of every year.
On 8 August 2005, Kenenisa Bekele won the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki with a stunning last 200 m spurt.
Does Kenenisa Bekele still run?
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Personal information
Nationality| Ethiopian
Born| 18 April 1973 Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopian Empire
Height| 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight| 54 kg (119 lb)
When did Kenenisa Bekele start running?
Bekele attended school through the ninth grade , and it was at school that he was introduced to running. He finished fourth in his first race, but in 1998 he won a provincial cross-country title and placed sixth in the Ethiopian junior championships.
How old is Kenenisa Bekele?
40 years (June 13, 1982)
Why is Ethiopia so good at running?
Several factors have been proposed to explain the extraordinary success of the Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners, including (1) genetic predisposition, (2) development of a high maximal oxygen uptake as a result of extensive walking and running at an early age, (3) relatively high hemoglobin and hematocrit, (4) …