Kenenisa BEKELE

Kenenisa Bekele - Ethiopia - 2006 GP Final 5000m winner, 2nd at World Cup (result)

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 10 September 2006

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Sunday, 13 June 1982
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Near Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ethiopia
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Kenenisa BEKELE - Ethiopia - 2006 GP Final 5000m winner, 2nd at World Cup (result)

A happy Kenenisa is pictured above about to cross the line in first place in the 5000m at the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Stuttgart. A week later Bekele represented Africa in the World Cup, finishing in second place behind Craig Mottram in the 3000m.
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Men's 5000m. 2006 Grand Prix Final
1. Kenenisa Bekele  ETH  13: 48.62
2. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi  KEN  13: 49.45
3. Abreham Cherkos Feleke  ETH  13: 49.66
4. Tariku Bekele  ETH  13: 50.03
5. Boniface Kiprotich Songok  KEN  13: 51.31
6. Micah Kogo  KEN  13: 52.51
7. Mike Kipruto Kigen  KEN  13: 55.22
8. Boniface Kiprop  UGA  13: 56.30
 
Men's 3000m. 2006 World Cup
1. Craig Mottram  OCE  7: 32.19
2. Kenenisa Bekele  AFR  7: 36.25
3. Driss Maazouzi  FRA  7: 47.80
4. Kevin Sullivan  AME  7: 47.99
5. Adam Goucher  USA  7: 48.15
6. Jesus Espana  EUR  7: 50.09
7. Sergey Ivanov  RUS  7: 52.80
8. Tareq Mubarak Taher  ASI  8: 03.70