Bezunesh Bekele

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Bezunesh Bekele (full name Bezunesh Bekele Sertsu, also written Bizunesh Bekele; born 29 January 1983 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in cross-country running.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2004	World Cross Country Championships	Brussels, Belgium	18th	Short race
2004	World Half Marathon Championships	New Delhi, India	8th	Short race
2005	World Cross Country Championships	St Etienne, France	12th	Short race
2005	World Cross Country Championships	St Etienne, France	10th	Long race
2006	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	9th	Short race
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Team competition
	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	5th	10,000 m

[edit] Personal bests

3000 metres - 8:52.08 min (2006)
5000 metres - 15:02.48 min (2006)
10,000 metres - 31:10.68 min (2005)
Half marathon - 1:11:07 hrs (2007)

on october 14th 2007 bezunesh improved her half marathon time to 1 hour 8 minutes and 7 seconds as she got 4th in the world half marathon championsips in udine, italy. on january 18th 2008 bezunesh made her marathon debut in dubai as she placed 2nd in 2 hours 23 minutes and 9 seconds.