Kenenisa Bekele
Major international competitions
Note: XC stands for cross country

Kenenisa Bekele

Section Title: Major international competitions
Table Section Text: Note: XC stands for cross country

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes

Representing Ethiopia

1999	World XC Championships	Belfast, United Kingdom	9th	Junior race (8.012 km)	26:27

World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	3000 m	8:09.89

2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	5000 m	13:45.43

2001	World XC Championships	Ostend, Belgium	2nd	Short race (4.1 km)	12:42

1st	Junior race (7.7 km)	25:04

2002	World XC Championships	Dublin, Ireland	1st	Short race (4.208 km)	12:11

1st	Long race (11.998 km)	34:52

2003	World XC Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	1st	Short race (4.03 km)	11:01

1st	Long race (12.355 km)	35:56

World Championships in Athletics	Paris, France	3rd	5000 m	12:53.12

1st	10,000 m	26:49.57

All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	1st	5000 m	13:26.16

2004	World XC Championships	Brussels, Belgium	1st	Short race (4 km)	11:31

1st	Long race (12 km)	35:52

Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	2nd	5000 m	13:14.59

1st	10,000 m	27:05.10

2005	World XC Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	1st	Short race (4.196 km)	11:33

1st	Long race (12.02 km)	35:06

World Championships in Athletics	Helsinki, Finland	1st	10,000 m	27:08.33

2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	1st	3000 m	7:39.32

World XC Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Short race (4 km)	10:54

1st	Long race (12 km)	35:40

African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	5000 m	14:03.41

IAAF World Cup	Athens, Greece	2nd	3000 m	7:36.25

2007	World XC Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	—	Senior race (12 km)	DNF

World Championships in Athletics	Osaka, Japan	1st	10,000 m	27:05.90

2008	World XC Championships	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1st	Senior race (12 km)	34:38

African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	5000 m	13:49.67

Olympic Games	Beijing, China	1st	5000 m	12:57.82

1st	10,000 m	27:01.17

2009	World Championships in Athletics	Berlin, Germany	1st	5000 m	13:17.09

1st	10,000 m	26:46.31

2011	World Championships in Athletics	Daegu, South Korea	—	10,000 m	DNF

2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	4th	10,000 m	27:32.44

Sentence(s)

In 5000 m, Kenenisa Bekele won an Olympic silver (2004), World Championship bronze (2003), two African Championship titles and one All-Africa Games gold medal.

final_sentence: In 5000 m, Kenenisa Bekele won an Olympic silver (2004), World Championship bronze (2003), two African Championship titles and one All-Africa Games gold medal.