GEZAHEGNE Kalkidan

Bahrain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 8 May 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ADDIS ABABA

Birth Country:

Ethiopia

Place of residence : ADDIS ABABA

Residence Country:

Ethiopia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 10,000m	2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 10,000m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	1500m	5000m
2017	London, GBR	-	14th (15:28.21)
2011	Daegu, KOR	5th (4:06.42)	-
2009	Berlin, GER	9th (4:08.81)	-

Asian Games

Year	Location	1500m	5000m
2018	Indonesia	1st (4:07.88)	1st (15:08.08)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2018	3000m	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	8:34.65

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Ferehan

Injuries:

She underwent surgery on an Achilles tendon injury in early 2012. She returned to full training and competition in 2014. (globalathletics.com, 01 Jan 2015)

Start:

She began running at age 16. (runblogrun.com, 04 Feb 2011)

Reason:

"I was good at athletics as a child and in school. I loved running in general, and this is why I started this sport." (Athlete, 23 May 2018)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, and to set a world record in 5000m. (Athlete, 26 Apr 2020, 23 May 2018)

Hero:

Ethiopian long-distance runners Meseret Defar and Kenenisa Bekele. (Athlete, 23 May 2018)

General Interest

General
ETHIOPIA TO BAHRAIN
She previously represented Ethiopia at international level before acquiring Bahraini citizenship in September 2013. "In Bahrain was good pay, and good treatment. There's so many strong athletes in Ethiopia so it's a challenge to compete, so that's also why I changed." (channelnewsasia.com, 31 Aug 2018)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kalkidan.gezahegne.runs

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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