Tariku BEKELE

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 02 September 2007

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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 - 5th in the 5000m at the 2007 World Championships (result)

Tariku is pictured above (532) leading the field alongside Uganda's Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (1067) during the final of the mens 5000m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Bekele went on to finish in 5th place, with the medals going, in order, to Bernard Lagat (USA vest directly in line with Kipsiro), Eliud Kipchoge (red vest behind Great Britain's Mohammed Farah {588}) and Kipsiro.
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Men's 5000m. Final. 2007 World Athletics Champs
1. Bernard LAGAT	USA	13: 45.87
2. Eliud KIPCHOGE	KEN	13: 46.00
3. Moses Ndiema KIPSIRO	UGA	13: 46.75
4. Matthew TEGENKAMP	USA	13: 46.78
5. Tariku BEKELE	ETH	13: 47.33
6. Mohammed FARAH	GBR	13: 47.54
7. Jesœs ESPANA	ESP	13: 50.55
8. Abraham CHERKOS	ETH	13: 51.01

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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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02 September 2007
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Tariku BEKELE - Ethiopia - 2006 Grand Prix Final 3000m winner (result)

09 September 2006
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