Werknesh KIDANE

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 06 August 2005

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Saturday, 21 November 1981
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Mayshie, Ethiopia.

INTERNATIONAL
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- Event(s)
  5000m, 10000m
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2012 & 2004 4th. 10,000m
  Worlds: 2003 silver 10000m, 2005 6th. 10,000m

Werknesh KIDANE - Ethiopia - Sixth in the 10000m at the 2005 World Champs (result)

Werknesh is pictured above leading the field with seven laps to go in the final of the womens 10000m at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She finished in sixth place with the medals going, in order, to her compatriots Tirunesh Dibaba (directly behind Kidane), Berhane Adere and Ejagayehu Dibaba (203).
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Women's 10, 000m Final. 2005 World Athletics Championships
1. Tirunesh DIBABA	ETH	30: 24.02
2. Berhane ADERE	ETH	30: 25.41
3. Ejagayehu DIBABA	ETH	30: 26.00
4. Huina XING	CHN	30: 27.18
5. Edith MASAI	KEN	30: 30.26
6. Werknesh KIDANE	ETH	30: 32.47
7. Yingjie SUN	CHN	30: 33.53
8. Galina BOGOMOLOVA	RUS	30: 33.75

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Werknesh KIDANE - Ethiopia - 2012 Olympic Games 4th place in 10,000m.

03 August 2012
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06 August 2005
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Werknesh KIDANE - Ethiopia - Fourth in the 10000m at the 2004 Olympics (result)

27 August 2004
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Werknesh KIDANE - Ethiopia - 2003 World Champs 10000m silver (result)

23 August 2003
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