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Tariku Bekele
Tariku Bekele at the 2008 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born(1987-02-28)28 February 1987(age 37)
Bekoji (woreda),Ethiopia
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportTrack,Long-distance running
Event(s)3000 metres,5000 metres,10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)3000 metres:7:28.70[1]
2-mile:8:04.83[1]
5000 metres:12:52.45[1]
10,000 metres:27:03.24[1]
Medal record
RepresentingEthiopia
Men'sathletics
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 10,000 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Valencia 3000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Beijing 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Grosseto 5000 m
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sherbrooke 3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Fukuoka Junior race

Tariku Bekele Beyecha[2](Amharic:ታሪኩ በቀለ; born 28 February 1987) is an Ethiopian professionallong-distancerunner,who specializes in the5,000 metresand has moved up to 10.000 metres as well. He is the younger brother ofKenenisa Bekele,who is also an accomplishedlong-distance runnerand a former world record holder in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres. Tariku is the fourth fastest Ethiopian ever over 5,000 m and3,000 metres.His indoor 3,000 m best of 7:31.09 ranks him as the ninth fastest of all-time in the event.[3]He was the 10,000 mbronze medallistat the2012 Summer Olympics.

His first major victory came at the2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships,where he won the 3,000 mgold medal.He was the 2006World Junior Championover the distance and also won across countryjunior bronze medal that year. He took a continentalsilver medalat the2007 All-Africa Games.Tariku has finished in the top eight of 5,000 m finals at the2008 Summer Olympicsand at theWorld Championships in Athleticsin 2005 and 2007.

Running career

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Following the footsteps of his older brother, he first had success at the younger levels of the sport. He won the 3000 m silver medal behindAugustine Chogeat the2003 World Youth Championships in Athleticsand stepped up a distance to take the bronze medal over 5000 m at the2004 World Junior Championshipsa year later. He beatPaul Tergatin the 2004Oeiras International Cross Countrymeeting.[4]

He made his senior global debut at the2005 World Championships in Athleticsand finished in seventh place in the 5000 m, just ahead of his more experienced compatriotDejene Berhanu.He ran the 3000 m at the2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships,finishing in sixth place. Building upon his successes on the track, he was third in the junior race at the2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships(while his brother Kenenisa won both senior races).

Tariku became the 5000 m junior champion at the2006 World Junior Championshipsand was fourth over the distance at the2006 IAAF World Athletics Final.He took the 3000 m gold at the World Final, however, having also run the third fastest 3000 m time of the season (7:29.11) in a second-place performance behindIsaac Kiprono Songokat theRieti Meeting.[5]

Tariku leading at the 2010ISTAFmeeting

His main focus of the 2007 season was on the 5000 m and he won the silver medal at the2007 All-Africa Gamesbefore going on to take fifth place at the2007 World Championshipsover the distance – the best performance by an Ethiopian at the competition. He ascended to the top of his event at the2008 IAAF World Indoor Championshipsby winning the indoor 3000 m title at the age of 21 – succeeding his brother as the champion in the event. He made his Olympic debut at the2008 Beijing Gamesand was sixth over 5000 m. Among other competitions, he competed at the2008 IAAF World Athletics Finalthat year, also finishing in sixth.

He attempted to defend his world title at the2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships,but it was not to be and he finished in fourth place asBernard Lagatsucceeded him as the 3000 m champion. In the inaugural2010 IAAF Diamond Leagueseries he took two major wins at thePrefontaine Classicand theWeltklasse Zurichmeets. He set a world-leading time in the 3000 m at the 2010 Rieti IAAF Grand Prix, running 7:28.70 to finish.30 seconds ahead ofBernard Lagat(who set an American record).[6]The2010 IAAF Continental Cuppresented another opportunity as he was selected to represent Africa over 3000 m. Just as had happened indoors, he was fourth and out of the medals while Lagat took the honours. Tariku took to the roads at the end of the track season, competing at the 10-mileDam tot Damlooprace, but he could only manage sixth place with a time of 46:44.[7]He then ran at theMemorial Peppe Grecoand finished as runner-up, beaten to the line by a second by defending championEdwin Soi.[8]

In 2011 he competed on the2011 IAAF Diamond Leaguecircuit, coming third over 5000 m at theAdidas Grand Prixand fourth overtwo milesat thePrefontaine Classic.His season's best run of 12:55.47 minutes came at theHerculismeeting in Monaco. He was selected as a back-up runner for the Ethiopian team at the2011 World Championships,but did not compete.[9]He ended the year with a win at theSaint Silvester Road Race,becoming only the second Ethiopian to win the race afterTesfaye Jifar.[10]

He guaranteed his selection for the2012 London Olympicswith a 10,000 m win at theFBK Gamesin May 2012 and a personal best run of 27:03.24 minutes to finish second to his brother Kenenisa at the United Kingdom trials.[11]At theOlympic 10,000 m finalTariku finished ahead of his brother to edge into the bronze medal spot and finish as Africa's top performer in the event – it was his first major outdoor medal on the global stage.[12]After the Olympics he competed in a number of road races. He won theGiro di Castelbuono10K,[13]placed third at theGreat South Runand recorded a time of 62:59 minutes in hishalf marathondebut inLisbon.[14]He again closed the year with a New Year race win, this time with a personal best run of 28:29 minutes at theSan Silvestre Vallecana10K.[15]

Statistics

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
RepresentingEthiopia
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 2nd 3000 m 7:54.71
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 5000 m 13:30.86
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 10th 5000 m 13:18.98
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 5000 m 13:34.76
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th 3000 m 7:40.30
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 6th 3000 m 7:47.67
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 3rd Junior (8 km) 23:56
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 1st 5000 m 13:31.34
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st 3000 m 7:42:45
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 4th 5000 m 13:50.03
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd 5000 m 13:13.43
World Championships Osaka, Japan 5th 5000 m 13:47.33
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st 3000 m 7:48.23
African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4th 5000 m 13:53.03
Olympic Games Beijing, China 6th 5000 m 13:19.06
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m 7:40.10
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 6th 5000 m 13:42.41
2012 Olympic Games London,United Kingdom 3rd 10000 m 27:31.43

Marathons

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 Chuncheon Marathon Chuncheon,South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:09:33
2018 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 2nd Marathon 2:11:29
JTBC Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 7th Marathon 2:09:30
2019 JTBC Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 6th Marathon 2:11:30
2020 Houston Marathon Houston, Texas 7th Marathon 2:15:26

Personal bests

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Distance Mark Date Location
3000 metres 7:28.70 29 August 2010 Rieti,Italy
5000 metres 12:52.45 1 June 2008 Berlin,Germany
10,000 metres 27:03.24 22 June 2012 Birmingham,United Kingdom
Half marathon 1:02:11 12 September 2014 Chicago,Illinois
Marathon 2:09:30 Seoul, South Korea

References

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  1. ^abcdAll-Athletics."Profile of Tariku Bekele".
  2. ^"Tariku Bekele".Olympedia.OLYMadMen.Retrieved4 January2022.
  3. ^"3000 Metres All Time".IAAF.7 September 2015.Retrieved7 September2015.
  4. ^Costa, Paulo (21 November 2004)."Tariku Bekele beats Paul Tergat in Oeiras".IAAF.Retrieved30 April2016.
  5. ^"3000 Metres 2006".IAAF. 21 November 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2010.Retrieved29 September2010.
  6. ^Sampaolo, Diego (29 August 2010)."Rudisha lowers 800m World record again, 1:41.01; Carter dashes 9.78sec in Rieti - IAAF World Challenge".IAAF.Retrieved30 April2016.
  7. ^van Hemert, Wim (20 September 2010)."Fast ten-mile runs for Kibet and Mwangangi in Zaandam".IAAF.Retrieved30 April2016.
  8. ^Zorzi, Alberto (27 September 2010)."Soi and Kibet take victories in Scili".Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2010.Retrieved28 September2010.
  9. ^"Bekele Tariku".IAAF.Retrieved30 April2016.
  10. ^Biscayart, Eduardo (1 January 2012)."T. Bekele and Jeptoo beat the Sao Paulo New Year's Eve rain".IAAF.Retrieved30 April2016.
  11. ^Brown, Matthew (23 June 2012)."Bekele breaks all-comers' record at UK Trials, Day 1".IAAF.Retrieved26 January2013.
  12. ^Jalava, Mirko (27 January 2012)."2012 – End of Year Reviews – Long Distance".IAAF.Retrieved26 January2013.
  13. ^Sampaolo, Diego (27 September 2012)."T. Bekele impresses with 10 km victory in Castelbuono - REPORT".IAAF.Retrieved26 January2013.
  14. ^Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (30 September 2012)."Lel and Jeptoo beat the heat in Lisbon - REPORT".IAAF.Retrieved26 January2013.
  15. ^"Bekele and Burka win at San Silvestre Vallecana in Madrid".IAAF. 1 January 2013.Retrieved26 January2013.
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