Background
Bekele was born in Shoa, Ethiopia.
Bekele was born in Shoa, Ethiopia.
In the 5000 metres she finished seventh at the 2008 Olympic Games.
She set an indoor European record at the beginning of 2010: her time of 14:46.44 at the General Electric Galan was enough to beat Gabriela Szabo"s 11-year-old mark. She represented Team Europe at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and claimed the 3000 m silver medal behind Meseret Defar. On 16 January 2013, the IAAF announced, that she had been banned from competition for four years until 14 February 2016 due to use or attempted use of illegal drugs, and all her results since August 17, 2009 will be voided.
This resulted from irregularities in her biological passport.
NR National record.