Tariku BEKELE

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 09 September 2006

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Wednesday, 21 January 1987
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  near Bekoji, Ethiopia

INTERNATIONAL
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- Event(s)
  3000m, 5000m.
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2008 sixth 5000m, 2012 bronze 10,000m.
  
  Worlds: 2005 seventh 5000m, 2007 fifth 5000m.
  
  World Indoors: 2010 4th. 3000m, 2008 Gold 3000m, 2006 6th. 3000m.

Tariku BEKELE - Ethiopia - 2006 Grand Prix Final 3000m winner (result)

Tariku is pictured above at the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Stuttgart. He won the 3000m in a time of 7: 38.98, seeing off the challenge of a whole host of Kenyans in the process, and can be seen enjoying his victory in the left hand photo.
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Men's 3000m. 2006 Grand Prix Final
1. Tariku Bekele	ETH	7: 38.98
2. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi	KEN	7: 39.25
3. Isaac Kiprono Songok	KEN	7: 39.50
4. Yusuf Kibet Biwott	KEN	7: 40.03
5. Shadrack Korir	KEN	7: 40.05
6. Boniface Kiprotich Songok	KEN	7: 40.86
7. Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	7: 41.46
8. Joseph Ebuya	KEN	7: 43.31

All
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Tariku BEKELE - Ethiopia - Olympic 10,000m fourth place in 2012.

04 August 2012
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Tariku BEKELE - Ethiopia - 6th in the 5000m at the 2008 Olympics (result)

23 August 2008
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Tariku BEKELE - Ethiopia - 5th in the 5000m at the 2007 World Championships (result)

02 September 2007
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09 September 2006
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