Tadelech Bekele (born 11 April 1991) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Tadelech Bekele
Personal information
Born (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Career

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In 2012, she won the České Budějovice Half Marathon with a time of 1:10:54. In this year she also won the Prague Grand Prix with a time of 15:48, the last year that the Prague Grand Prix was a five kilometres run for women.

In 2014, she won the Berlin Half Marathon with a time of 1:10:05. In 2017 and 2018 she won the Amsterdam Marathon.[1]

In the Berlin Marathon she finished in 4th place in both the 2014 Berlin Marathon and the 2015 Berlin Marathon.

In the 2018 London Marathon she finished in 3rd place with a time of 2:21:40.[2]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ethiopia
2012 České Budějovice Half Marathon České Budějovice, Czech Republic 1st Half marathon 1:10:54
Prague Grand Prix Prague, Czech Republic 1st 5,000 m 15:48
2014 Berlin Half Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st Half marathon 1:10:05
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 4th Marathon 2:23:02
2015 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 4th Marathon 2:25:01
2017 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:21:54
2018 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:23:14
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2:21:40

References

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  1. ^ "Keniaan Cherono wint marathon van Amsterdam in recordtijd". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (22 April 2018). "Kipchoge and Cheruiyot seal victories at London Marathon as weather ensures world records remain unchallenged". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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