Berhane Adere

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Berhane Adere
Berhane Adere
Personal information
Full nameBerhane Adere Debala
Born (1973-07-21) 21 July 1973 (age 51)
Shewa, Ethiopia
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Edmonton 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki 10,000 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Birmingham 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Budapest 3000 m
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Madrid 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Johannesburg 5000 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Dakar 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Radès 5000 m
World Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Brussels Half marathon
Silver medal – second place 2003 Vilamoura Half marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Bristol Half marathon
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2006 Chicago Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chicago Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Chicago Marathon

Berhane Adere Debala (Ge'ez: ብርሀኔ አደሬ born 21 July 1973)[1] is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres and half marathon. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 World Championships and silver medals in the event at the 2001 and 2005 World Championships. Berhane claimed gold and silver for the 3,000 metres at the 2003 and 2004 World Indoor Championships, respectively. Her medal in 2003 was Ethiopia’s first world indoor medal in a women’s event.[2] At the half marathon, she was the world champion in 2002, took silver in 2003 and bronze in 2001. She won the Chicago Marathon in 2006 and 2007.

Berhane held the world indoor record for the 3,000 m, set in 2002, which was the first sub-8:30 mark run by a woman indoors and the first world indoor record in a distance event by an Ethiopian woman. She also held the world indoor record in the 5,000 m, set in 2004.[2]

Berhane works for UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador for girls' education.

  1. ^ "Berhane ADERE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Turnbull, Simon (3 February 2023). "Remembering the late-blooming Adere's remarkable indoor debut". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2023.