Tariku BEKELE

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 23 August 2008

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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 - 6th in the 5000m at the 2008 Olympics (result)

Tariku is pictured above (1657) during the final of the mens 5000m at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Bekele, whose older brother and gold medal winner Kenenisa is the other athlete in shot, finished in 6th place in a time of 13.19.06.
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Men's 5000m. Final. 2008 Olympic Games
1. Kenenisa BEKELE	ETH	12: 57.82 OR
2. Eliud KIPCHOGE	KEN	13: 02.80
3. Edwin Cheruiyot SOI	KEN	13: 06.22
4. Moses Ndiema KIPSIRO	UGA	13: 10.56
5. Abreham CHERKOS	ETH	13: 16.46
6. Tariku BEKELE	ETH	13: 19.06
7. Juan Luis BARRIOS	MEX	13: 19.79
8. James Kwalia C'KURUI	QAT	13: 23.48

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

04 August 2012
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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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Tariku BEKELE - Ethiopia - 2006 Grand Prix Final 3000m winner (result)

09 September 2006
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