The main photo above shows Kenenisa Bekele during the 5000m heats at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
The inset picture shows Bekele side by side with the great Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj who just pipped
Kenenisa for the Gold. Bekele had, of course, already won the 10000 Gold a few days earlier so had
enjoyed a memorable first Olympic Games. Eight days earlier he won the Gold Medal in the 10,000m.
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| Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 2004 |
| 1. Hicham El Guerrouj |
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MOR |
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13: 14.39 |
| 2. Kenenisa Bekele |
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ETH |
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13: 14.59 |
| 3. Eliud Kipchoge |
|
KEN |
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13: 15.10 |
| 4. Gebre Egziabher Gebremariam |
|
ETH |
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13: 15.35 |
| 5. Dejene Berhanu |
|
ETH |
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13: 16.92 |
| 6. John Kibowen |
|
KEN |
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13: 18.24 |
| 7. Zersenay Tadesse |
|
ERI |
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13: 24.31 |
| 8. Craig Mottram |
|
AUS |
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13: 25.70 |
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Kenenisa Bekele is pictured above crossing the line to take the 10000m Gold medal at the 2004
Olympic Games in Athens. His time of 27: 05.10 was a new Olympic record, eclipsing the
previous best of 27: 07.34 set by fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie in 1996.
Photo 20th August 2004 by George Herringshaw. ©
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| Men's 10, 000m. Final. Olympic Games 2004 |
| 1. Kenenisa BEKELE |
|
ETH |
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27: 05.10 OR |
| 2. Sileshi SIHINE |
|
ETH |
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27: 09.39 |
| 3. Zersenay TADESSE |
|
ERI |
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27: 22.57 |
| 4. Boniface KIPROP |
|
UGA |
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27: 25.48 |
| 5. Haile GEBRSELASSIE |
|
ETH |
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27: 27.70 |
| 6. John Cheruiyot KORIR |
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KEN |
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27: 41.91 |
| 7. Moses MOSOP |
|
KEN |
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27: 46.61 |
| 8. Ismail SGHYR |
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FRA |
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27: 57.09 |
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Kenenisa Bekele is pictured above on his way to a new 5000m indoor World Record at the 2004
Norwich Union Grand Prix meeting in Great Britain. Greater triumphs were to for him
following in 2004. (See above) Images of Bekele © George Herringshaw.
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| Mens 5000m Final. 2004 Norwich Union Grand Prix |
| 1. Kenenisa Bekele |
|
ETH |
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12: 49.60 |
| 2. Berhanu Dejene |
|
ETH |
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13: 11.47 |
| 3. Luke Kipkoskei |
|
KEN |
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13: 19.30 |
| 4. Robert Kipchumba |
|
KEN |
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13: 23.56 |
| 5. Solomon Bushendich |
|
KEN |
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13: 28.43 |
| 6. Andrew Graffin |
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GBR |
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14: 10.05 |