 Alemu at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 March 1990 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Addis Ababa University[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.