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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1977 Asella, Oromia Region, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10,000 meter run Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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Sisay Bezabeh (born 9 September 1977 in Asella, Oromia Region, Ethiopia) is an Australian athlete of Ethiopian descent who specialized in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. He participated in the Olympic Games twice but did not place.
Representing Ethiopia, Bezabeh won a silver medal at the 1996 World Cross Country Championships, in the U20 team race. Bezabeh transferred his allegiance to Australia at the beginning of 1999.[1]
Bezabeh came to Sydney, Australia to compete in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but he stayed and was eventually accepted as a refugee due to civil war in his home country.[2]
- ^ Sisay Bezabeh at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "Sisay Bezabeh". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2024.