Tadese Takele Bikila (born 3 August 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tadese Takele Bikila |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 3 August 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | Steeplechase |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
He won the Ethiopian Olympic Trial in June 2021 in the 3000m steeplechase, running a personal best of 8:09.37 to beat Abrham Sime and Hailemariyam Amare.[1] Later that month he finished second behind Soufiane El Bakkali in steeplechase in the Diamond League meeting in Florence, running 8:10.56.[2] Competing at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase he finished ninth in heat three.[3] At the 2023 Berlin Marathon he finished 3rd with a time of 2:03:24, all-time world best for U23 athletes.[4]
References edit
- ^ "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Soufiane EL BAKKALI place first in Florence and signs the World Best Performance in 3000 mSC". en.yabiladi.com.
- ^ "Athletics - TAKELE Bikila Tadese - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- ^ "BMW BERLIN MARATHON - a race full of records". bmw-berlin-marathon.com.
External links edit
- Tadese TAKELE at World Athletics
- Bikila Tadese TAKELE at Diamond League
- Bikila Tadese Takele at Olympedia
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