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Alemu Bekele
	Alemu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	23 March 1990 (age 34)
Education	Addis Ababa University
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Steeplechase, 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 3:40.83 (2011); 5000 m – 13:18.00 (2013); 10,000 m – 27:56.20 (2012); HM – 1:01:38 (2016); Marathon – 2:06:04 (2019)
Medal record
Representing Bahrain
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asian Indoor Championships

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Alemu Bekele Gebre (born 23 March 1990) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. He specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

He transferred to Bahrain as a junior (under-19) athlete and won the 5000m bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships. He took the 3000 metres bronze at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships before raising to the top of the region by winning the 10,000m title and 5000m silver at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.

He also races in cross country competitions: he was the 2012 Asian champion, 2013 World Military champion, and is a three-time participant of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Career[edit]

Early life[edit]

Alemu Bekele Gebre was born and raised in Lemu, a small rural farming community near Bekoji in Ethiopia's Arsi Zone. He grew up in a family of nine children and spent his early years assisting his parents with their cereal crops. He moved to stay with his grandparents when he started school but he became distracted from his studies as his interest in running grew. His father urged him to focus on his schoolwork and Alemu did so, going on to high school in Bekoji in 2005. The coach at the school, Sentayehu Eshetu, had taught world champions Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba previously and Alemu again threw himself into running practice. His father refused to support him further and forced him to leave the family home.^[4]

Alemu lived on the streets for a period but continued to run in local races. A good performance at a youth trial race in 2007 earned him a training place with the Ethiopian Athletics Federation and the prestigious Muger Cement athletics club took him in. He earned a stipend of 200 Ethiopian Birr to continue training, but wished to compete abroad and earn more from his running. Aware of the path of previous Ethiopian athletes, he contacted the Bahrain Athletics Association and asked if he could transfer to run for the oil-rich Middle East country. The Bahraini authorities agreed and in his first competition for them, the 2009 Asian Cross Country Championships he won the junior section.^[4]

At the World half marathon championships in Denmark, Alemu complete the half marathon in 1:01:46.

Running for Bahrain[edit]

At the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he placed 26th in the junior race. Later that year he went on to place third in the 5000 metres at the Arab Athletics Championships, sixth at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships, and won silver medals in the 1500 metres and 5000m at the Asian Indoor Games. In his first senior year he was much improved. After 31st place at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he ran personal bests of 7:54.47 minutes for the 3000 metres and 13:38.10 minutes for the 5000m. The 2011 season was mixed: he managed only 68th at the World Cross Country Championships and was seventh in the 1500m at the Military World Games, but he won the bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships before setting a 1500m best of 3:40.83 minutes for sixth at the Pan Arab Games.^[5]

Alemu broke new ground in 2012. He started with a 3000m best of 7:48.04 minutes for a bronze medal at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. He failed to make it out of the heats of the event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships but won the men's title at the Asian Cross Country Championships a few weeks later. In May he set two new bests: 69:31 minutes for the half marathon and 27:56.20 minutes for the 10,000 metres at the FBK Games. He ended the track season with a personal best of 13:21.54 minutes for the 5000m. He began 2013 with a win at the World Military Cross Country Championships, but failed to finish at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.^[5]

Asian title[edit]

He won the 10,000 m title at the 2013 Arab Championships and repeated that finish at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, where he was also the 5000m runner-up behind fellow Bahraini-Ethiopian transferee Dejenee Regassa.^[6]

References[edit]

^ Alemu Bekele. nbcolympics.com
^ Alemu Bekele Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
^ Alemu Bekele at World Athletics
^ ^a ^b Elshadai Negash (20 March 2009). Focus on Athletes – Alemu Bekele. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
^ ^a ^b Alemu Bekele. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 13 July 2013.
^ Chinese sprinters take away 100m titles at Asian Championships. IAAF (4 July 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.

External links[edit]

Alemu Bekele at World Athletics
Alemu Bekele at Olympedia

[nbc-1] Alemu Bekele. nbcolympics.com

[rio-2] Alemu Bekele Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

[iaaf-3] Alemu Bekele at World Athletics

[Focus-4] Elshadai Negash (20 March 2009). Focus on Athletes – Alemu Bekele. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.

[Tilas-5] Alemu Bekele. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 13 July 2013.

[6] Chinese sprinters take away 100m titles at Asian Championships. IAAF (4 July 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.

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+| pb = 1500 m – 3:40.83 (2011)<br>5000 m – 13:18.00 (2013)<br>10,000 m – 27:56.20 (2012)<br>HM – 1:01:38 (2016)<br>Marathon – 2:06:04 (2019)<ref name=iaaf/>
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+{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
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+{{Medal|Silver |[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|2013 Pune]]|5000 m}}
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-'''Alemu Bekele Gebre''' (born 23 March 1990) is an [[Ethiopia]]n [[long-distance runner]] who competes internationally for [[Bahrain]]. He specialises in the [[5000 metres]] and [[10,000 metres]].
+'''Alemu Bekele Gebre''' (born 23 March 1990) is an Ethiopian professional [[long-distance runner]] who competes internationally for [[Bahrain]]. He specialises in the [[5000 metres]] and [[10,000 metres]].
-He transferred to Bahrain as a junior (under-19) athlete and won the 5000&nbsp;m bronze medal at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]]. He took the [[3000 metres]] bronze at the [[2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]] before raising to the top of the region by winning the 10,000&nbsp;m title and 5000&nbsp;m silver at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships]].
+He transferred to Bahrain as a junior (under-19) athlete and won the 5000m bronze medal at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]]. He took the [[3000 metres]] bronze at the [[2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]] before raising to the top of the region by winning the 10,000m title and 5000m silver at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships]].
-He also races in [[cross country running|cross country]] competitions: he was the 2012 [[Asian Cross Country Championships|Asian champion]], 2013 [[World Military Cross Country Championships|World Military champion]] and is a three-time participant of the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]].
+He also races in [[cross country running|cross country]] competitions: he was the 2012 [[Asian Cross Country Championships|Asian champion]], 2013 [[World Military Cross Country Championships|World Military champion]], and is a three-time participant of the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]].
 ==Career==
 ===Early life===
-Alemu Bekele Gebre was born and raised in Lemu, a small rural farming community near [[Bekoji]] in Ethiopia's [[Arsi Zone]]. He grew up in a family of nine children and spent his early years assisting his parents with their [[cereal]] crops. He moved to stay with his grandparents when he started school but he became distracted from his studies as his interest in [[running]] grew. His father urged him to focus on his schoolwork and Alemu did so, going on to high school in Bekoji in 2005. The coach at the school, Sentayehu Eshetu, had taught world champions [[Kenenisa Bekele]] and [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] previously and Alemu again threw himself into running practice. His father refused to support him further and forced him to leave the family home.<ref name=Focus>Elshadai Negash (2009-03-20). [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/bahrain/alemu-bekele-246400#biography Focus on Athletes - Alemu Bekele]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.</ref>
+Alemu Bekele Gebre was born and raised in Lemu, a small rural farming community near [[Bekoji]] in Ethiopia's [[Arsi Zone]]. He grew up in a family of nine children and spent his early years assisting his parents with their [[cereal]] crops. He moved to stay with his grandparents when he started school but he became distracted from his studies as his interest in [[running]] grew. His father urged him to focus on his schoolwork and Alemu did so, going on to high school in Bekoji in 2005. The coach at the school, Sentayehu Eshetu, had taught world champions [[Kenenisa Bekele]] and [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] previously and Alemu again threw himself into running practice. His father refused to support him further and forced him to leave the family home.<ref name=Focus>Elshadai Negash (20 March 2009). [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/bahrain/alemu-bekele-246400#biography Focus on Athletes – Alemu Bekele]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.</ref>
 Alemu lived on the streets for a period but continued to run in local races. A good performance at a youth trial race in 2007 earned him a training place with the [[Ethiopian Athletics Federation]] and the prestigious Muger Cement athletics club took him in. He earned a stipend of 200 [[Ethiopian Birr]] to continue training, but wished to compete abroad and earn more from his running. Aware of the path of previous Ethiopian athletes, he contacted the [[Bahrain Athletics Association]] and asked if he could [[List of eligibility transfers in athletics|transfer]] to run for the oil-rich Middle East country. The Bahraini authorities agreed and in his first competition for them, the 2009 [[Asian Cross Country Championships]] he won the junior section.<ref name=Focus/>
-At the World half marathon championships in Denmark, Alemu ran 1:01:46.
+At the World half marathon championships in Denmark, Alemu complete the half marathon in 1:01:46.
 ===Running for Bahrain===
-At the [[2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] he placed 26th in the junior race. Later that year he went on to place third in the [[5000 metres]] at the [[Arab Athletics Championships]], sixth at the [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships]], and won silver medals in the [[1500 metres]] and 5000&nbsp;m at the [[Indoor athletics at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|Asian Indoor Games]]. In his first senior year he was much improved. After 31st place at the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] he ran personal bests of 7:54.47 minutes for the [[3000 metres]] and 13:38.10 minutes for the 5000&nbsp;m. The 2011 season was mixed: he managed only 68th at the [[2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] and was seventh in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[Track and field at the 2011 Military World Games|Military World Games]], but he won the [[bronze medal]] at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]] before setting a 1500&nbsp;m best of 3:40.83 minutes for sixth at the [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]].<ref name=Tilas>[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=116102&Season=2009&Odd=0 Alemu Bekele]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.</ref>
+At the [[2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] he placed 26th in the junior race. Later that year he went on to place third in the [[5000 metres]] at the [[Arab Athletics Championships]], sixth at the [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships]], and won silver medals in the [[1500 metres]] and 5000m at the [[Indoor athletics at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|Asian Indoor Games]]. In his first senior year he was much improved. After 31st place at the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] he ran personal bests of 7:54.47 minutes for the [[3000 metres]] and 13:38.10 minutes for the 5000m. The 2011 season was mixed: he managed only 68th at the [[2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] and was seventh in the 1500m at the [[Track and field at the 2011 Military World Games|Military World Games]], but he won the [[bronze medal]] at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]] before setting a 1500m best of 3:40.83 minutes for sixth at the [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]].<ref name=Tilas>[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=116102&Season=2009&Odd=0 Alemu Bekele]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 13 July 2013.</ref>
-at
-Alemu broke new ground in 2012. He started with a 3000&nbsp;m best of 7:48.04 minutes for a bronze medal at the [[2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]]. He failed to make it out of the heats of the event at the [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] but won the men's title at the Asian Cross Country Championships a few weeks later. In May he set two new bests: 69:31 minutes for the [[half marathon]] and 27:56.20 minutes for the [[10,000 metres]] at the [[FBK Games]]. He ended the track season with a personal best of 13:21.54 minutes for the 5000&nbsp;m. He began 2013 with a win at the [[World Military Cross Country Championships]], but failed to finish at the [[2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]].<ref name=Tilas/>
+Alemu broke new ground in 2012. He started with a 3000m best of 7:48.04 minutes for a bronze medal at the [[2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]]. He failed to make it out of the heats of the event at the [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] but won the men's title at the Asian Cross Country Championships a few weeks later. In May he set two new bests: 69:31 minutes for the [[half marathon]] and 27:56.20 minutes for the [[10,000 metres]] at the [[FBK Games]]. He ended the track season with a personal best of 13:21.54 minutes for the 5000m. He began 2013 with a win at the [[World Military Cross Country Championships]], but failed to finish at the [[2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]].<ref name=Tilas/>
 ===Asian title===
-He won the 10,000&nbsp;m title at the 2013 Arab Championships and repeated that finish at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships]], where he was also the 5000&nbsp;m runner-up behind fellow Bahraini-Ethiopian transferee [[Dejenee Regassa]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/chinese-sprinters-take-away-100m-titles-at-as Chinese sprinters take away 100m titles at Asian Championships]. IAAF (2013-07-04). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.</ref>
+He won the 10,000&nbsp;m title at the 2013 Arab Championships and repeated that finish at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships]], where he was also the 5000m runner-up behind fellow Bahraini-Ethiopian transferee [[Dejenee Regassa]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/chinese-sprinters-take-away-100m-titles-at-as Chinese sprinters take away 100m titles at Asian Championships]. IAAF (4 July 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.</ref>
-==Personal bests==
+==See also==
+*[[List of Asian Games medalists in athletics]]
-*[[1500 metres]] – 3:40.83 min (2011)
-*[[3000 metres]] (indoor) – 7:48.04 min (2012)
-*[[5000 metres]] – 13:18.00 min (2013)
-*[[10,000 metres]] – 27:56.20 min (2012)
 ==References==
+{{Commons category|Alemu Bekele }}
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist|refs=
+<ref name=iaaf>{{World Athletics}}</ref>
+<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/alemu-bekele Alemu Bekele] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826083607/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/alemu-bekele |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref>
+<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=bekele-alemu-1076649/index.html Alemu Bekele]. nbcolympics.com</ref>
+}}
 ==External links==
-*{{IAAF name|246400}}
+*{{sports links}}
+{{Footer Asian Champions men's 10,000 metres}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
+{{Footer Asian Champions men's cross country}}
-| NAME              = Alemu Bekele
+{{Authority control}}
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Alemu Bekele Gebre
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Ethiopian long distance runner for Bahrain
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Bekele, Alemu}}
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 23 March 1990
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Lemu, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Alemu Bekele}}
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:1990 births]]
-[[Category:Bahraini long-distance runners]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Oromia Region]]
-[[Category:Male long-distance runners]]
+[[Category:Bahraini male long-distance runners]]
-[[Category:Ethiopian long-distance runners]]
+[[Category:Ethiopian male long-distance runners]]
-[[Category:People from Oromia Region]]
+[[Category:Bahraini male marathon runners]]
-[[Category:Bahraini sportsmen]]
+[[Category:Ethiopian male marathon runners]]
-[[Category:Ethiopian sportsmen]]
+[[Category:Olympic male marathon runners]]
+[[Category:Olympic athletes for Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
 [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners]]
+[[Category:Asian Cross Country Championships winners]]
 [[Category:Ethiopian emigrants to Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Arab Athletics Championships winners]]