Tariku Bekele

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Medal record
Tariku Bekele at the 2008 World Indoor Championships
Tariku Bekele at the 2008 World Indoor Championships
Competitor for Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Men’s athletics
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2008 Valencia 3000 m

Tariku Bekele (born 21 January 1987) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.

He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele.

[edit] Achievements

Year (Age) Tournament Venue Result Time Extra Notes
2003 (16) World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 2 3000 m
2004 (17) World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3 5000 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 10 5000 m
2005 (18) World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7 5000 m Benjamin Limo(1)
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5 3000 m
2006 (19) World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 6 3000 m
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 1 5000 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 4 5000 m
2007 (20) World Championships Osaka, Japan 5 13:47.33 5000 m Bernard Lagat(1)
2008 (21) World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1 7:48.23 3000 m

[edit] Personal bests

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