sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Search / Calendar

Kalkidan Gezahegne (born 8 May 1991)[1] is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 10,000 metres 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist. 11 years earlier, at age 18, Gezahegne became the youngest ever female World indoor champion when winning 1500 metres.

Kalkidan Gezahegne
Gezahegne in 2010
Personal information
CitizenshipBahraini
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 31)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-, Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 10,000 m: 29:50.77 NR (2021)
  • 10 km: 29:38 (2021)
  • Indoor
  • Mile: 4:24.10i WU20R (2010)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Indoor Championships
2010 Doha 1500 m
World Junior Championships
2008 Bydgoszcz1500 m
African Junior Championships
2009 Bambous1500 m
Representing  Bahrain
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo10,000 m
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang1500 m
2018 Jakarta–Palembang5000 m

17-year-old Gezahegne won a silver medal over the 1500m at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She represented Ethiopia before acquiring Bahraini citizenship in 2013.


Life and career


Kalkidan Gezahegne was born in Addis Ababa. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won another junior silver at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, finishing behind Caster Semenya.[2] Moving up to the senior level, Kalkidan finished eighth in the 1500 m race at the 2009 World Championships and fifth in the 3000 metres at the 2009 World Athletics Final.[3]

Competing at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she had a startling comeback to qualify for the final. In the middle of her heat, she collided with Russia's Yevgeniya Zolotova and fell onto the track. She got back up to continue the race, however, and not only caught up with her competitors, but won the race with the fastest time of any runner that day.[4] In the final she outdid compatriot and reigning champion Gelete Burka to win the gold medal. This made the 18-year-old the youngest ever winner of an event at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, beating the previous record set by Gabriela Szabo 15 years earlier.[5] She missed the outdoor season that year due to injury.[6]

On 3 October 2021, Gezahegne broke the world record for the 10 km road race at The Giants Geneva event, running 29:38 and surpassing the previous mark by 5 seconds.[7]


Achievements



International competitions


YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
Representing  Ethiopia
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 1500 m 4:16.58
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 2nd 1500 m 4:09.36
World Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 1500 m 4:08.81
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 1500 m i 4:08.14
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th 1500 m 4:06.42
Representing  Bahrain
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th 5000 m 15:28.21
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 1500 m 4:07.88
1st 5000 m 15:08.08
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 10,000 m 29:56.18

Personal bests


EventTime (m:s)DateVenueNotes
1500 metres4:00.9729 May 2011Hengelo, Netherlands
1500 metres indoor4:03.2810 February 2010Stockholm, Sweden
One mile4:37.767 September 2008Rieti, Italy
One mile indoor4:24.1020 February 2010Birmingham, United KingdomWorld under-20 record
3000 metres8:34.654 September 2018Zagreb, Croatia
3000 metres indoor8:37.4719 February 2011Birmingham, United Kingdom
5000 metres14:52.921 June 2021Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
10,000 metres29:50.778 May 2021Maia, PortugalNR
10 km (road)29:383 October 2021Geneva, Switzerland
Half marathon1:05:4712 December 2021Manama, Bahrain

References


  1. "Kalkidan GEZAHEGNE – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Ouma, Mark (2009-08-02). African Junior Champs, Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-15.
  3. Kalkidan Gezahegne at World Athletics
  4. Morse, Parker (2010-03-12). Doha 2010 - Day 1 Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-12.
  5. Ramsak, Bob (2010-03-14). Doha 2010 - Gezahegne recovers from heat tumble to become youngest ever female champion. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-15.
  6. Jalava, Mirko & Julin, A. Lennart (2010-12-28). 2010 - End of Year Reviews – Middle Distances. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
  7. "Gezahegne breaks world 10km record in Geneva, Chelimo goes sub-30 in Valencia, Kumela breaks Kosice course record". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-04.

На других языках

[de] Kalkidan Gezahegne

Kalkidan Gezahegne Befkadu (arabisch كالكيدان جيزاهين, * 8. Mai 1991 in Addis Abeba) ist eine bahrainische Mittel- und Langstreckenläuferin äthiopischer Herkunft, die sich auf den 1500-Meter-Lauf spezialisiert hat. Sie ist seit 2013 für Bahrain startberechtigt.
- [en] Kalkidan Gezahegne

[es] Kalkidan Gezahegne

Kalkidan Gezahegne –en amhárico, ቃልኪዳን ገዛሀኝ; en árabe, كالكيدان جيزاهين– (Adís Abeba, 8 de mayo de 1991) es una deportista etíope, que compite por Baréin en atletismo, especialista en las carreras de mediofondo y fondo.[1]

[fr] Kalkidan Gezahegne

Kalkidan Gezahegne Befkadu (née le 8 mai 1991 à Addis-Abeba) est une athlète éthiopienne naturalisée bahreïnienne, spécialiste des courses de fond. Championne du monde en salle du 1 500 m à Doha en 2010, elle est également vice-championne olympique du 10 000 m à Tokyo en 2021.

[it] Kalkidan Gezahegne

Kalkidan Gezahegne Befkadu (Addis Abeba, 8 maggio 1991) è una mezzofondista etiope naturalizzata bahreinita.

[ru] Гезань, Калькидан

Калькидан Гезань (араб. كالكيدان جيزاهيجن‎; род. 8 мая 1991[1], Аддис-Абеба) − бахрейнская легкоатлетка, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 2020 в Токио в беге на 10 000 метров. Выступала за Эфиопию до получения гражданства Бахрейна в 2013 году.


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии