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Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
Career 2001 - 2019
Best year 2004
Total points 369
Best results 3x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#2
10-year rank
#241

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2019 Berlin Marathon Marathon Men 1 5 Kenenisa Bekele
2019 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2019 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2018 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2018 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2017 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2017 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2016 Berlin Marathon Marathon Men 1 5 Kenenisa Bekele
2016 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2016 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2015 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2015 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2014 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2014 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2013 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2013 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2012 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2012 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2011 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2011 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2010 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2010 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 World Athletics Final 3000m Men 1 7 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 Golden League 3000m/5000m Men 1 4 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 World Championship 5000m Men 1 12 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 World Championship 10000m Men 1 12 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 African Championships 5000m Men 1 3 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 Olympic Games 5000m Men 1 24 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 Olympic Games 10000m Men 1 24 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2007 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2007 World Championship 10000m Men 1 12 Kenenisa Bekele
2007 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country short Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 World Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 African Championships 5000m Men 1 3 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 Golden League 5000m Men 1 4 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 World record - annual holding 10000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2006 World Athletics Final 5000m Men 1 7 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 Own WR improvement 10000m Men 1 4 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 World Athletics Awards Awards Men 1 10 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country short Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 World Championship 10000m Men 1 12 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 Olympic Games 5000m Men 2 12 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 World record - improvement 5000m Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 Olympic Games 10000m Men 1 24 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 World record - improvement 10000m Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 World Athletics Awards Awards Men 1 10 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country short Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2004 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2003 World Championship 5000m Men 3 3 Kenenisa Bekele
2003 World Championship 10000m Men 1 12 Kenenisa Bekele
2003 World Athletics Final 3000m Men 1 7 Kenenisa Bekele
2003 African Games 5000m Men 1 4 Kenenisa Bekele
2003 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country short Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2003 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2002 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country short Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2002 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 Kenenisa Bekele
2001 World Athletics Final 3000m Men 2 4 Kenenisa Bekele
2001 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country short Men 2 4 Kenenisa Bekele
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