Gelete Burka

Gelete burqa (also Gelete Burka Bati; * February 15, 1986 in Kofele, Arsi Province) is an Ethiopian middle and long distance runner.

Your first international appearance was in the junior race in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2003, where they won bronze. The following year she was Ethiopian champion in 1500 -meter run and failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Athens over this distance by only two-tenths seconds.

In 2005, she won at the World Cross Country Championships in Saint- Galmier the junior race, was national champion over 1,500 m and 5,000 m and placed with 8:39,90 min a national junior record over 3000 m. At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, she was eighth over 1500 m and at the IAAF World Athletics Final Second over 3000 m.

In the Cross Country World Cup 2006 in Fukuoka, she won on the last discharged short haul. The following year, she finished fourth at the Cross Country Championships in Mombasa and took over 1500 meters gold medal at the Pan-African Games. At the World Championships in Osaka, she was, however, only ten more than 5000 m.

In 2008 she won at the IAAF World Indoor Championships 2008 Gold 1500 m with the African record of 3:59,75 min, Sixth was at the World Cross Country Championships, and won at the Track Championships Africa in Addis Ababa over 1500 m. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, she was disqualified, however, from about 1500 m in the flow.

In 2009 she was eighth at the Cross Country Championships in Amman and Tenth more than 1500 m at the World Championships in Berlin. The following year she won the 1500m bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Doha and silver at the African Championships in Nairobi. In 2011 she resigned over this distance at the World Championships in Daegu in the flow, and in 2012 she won at World Indoor Championships in Istanbul Bronze 3000 m. She was also in the squad of the Ethiopian team for the Olympic Summer Games in 2012. In London, she won the Olympic final in the 5000 - meter course in 15:10,66 minutes fifth.

The 1.60 meter tall, living in Addis Ababa burqa brought in 2012 a competition weight of 43 kilos. Your trainer is Tolossa Kotu, her manager Jos Hermens. At school she played soccer before they discovered the running for themselves.

Personal Best

  • 800 m: 2:02,89 min, May 30, 2010, Hengelo
  • 1500 m: 3:58,79 min, 1 June 2009 Hengelo Hall: 3:59,75 min, March 9, 2008, Valencia
  • Hall: 4:23,53 min, February 20, 2010, Birmingham
  • Hall: 8:31,94 min, February 16, 2008, Birmingham
Long-distance running 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 5000 metres 3000 metres 2005 World Championships in Athletics 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2008 African Championships in Athletics 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2010 African Championships in Athletics 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships Mile run
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