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Athens 2004-Athletics-10000m-BEKELE Kenenisa (ETH) 1st. -
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Athens 2004-Athletics-5000m-KIPCHOGE Eliud (KEN) 3rd and BEKELE Kenenisa (ETH) 2nd. -
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Kenenisa Bekele Claims Gold in Olympic Record Time
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia becomes an Olympic champion for the first time at the Athens 2004 Games. In the 10000m, Bekele powers to the finish line, securing the gold medal in 27:05.11 and setting a new Olympic record. A few days later, in the 5000m, Bekele leads most of the race but gets surpassed by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, settling for silver in 13:14.59. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) - Athletics - Athens 2004 -
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Olympic Channel Podcast: Haile Gebrselassie on Kipchoge, London Marathon, and memories
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On the International Day of Peace, Olympic medallists Tulu and Meyer reflect on a defining winning moment in Barcelona 1992: “We represented Africa.”
They were the most natural of actions, but the hugs, kisses and flag-laden celebrations of Ethiopia’s Derartu Tulu and South Africa’s Elana Meyer after winning gold and silver respectively in the women’s 10,000m at the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 have never been forgotten.
