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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977 (age 47) Asella, Oromia Region, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10,000 meter run Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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Ethiopia
Sisay Bezabeh (born 9 September 1977 in Asella, Oromia Region, Ethiopia) is an Australian athlete of Ethiopian descent who specialized in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. He participated in the Olympic Games twice but did not place.
Representing Ethiopia, Bezabeh won a silver medal at the 1996 World Cross Country Championships, in the U20 team race. Bezabeh transferred his allegiance to Australia at the beginning of 1999.
Bezabeh came to Sydney, Australia to compete in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but he stayed and was eventually accepted as a refugee due to civil war in his home country.
Biography
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Bezabeh participated in the 10,000 metres with a time of 28:21.63, he did not continue in the series.
Four years later, at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he participated in the Olympic Marathon. He ran a time of 2:25.26, and came in 60th place.
His brother, Alemayehu Bezabeh, is currently a runner representing Spain.
Personal records
| Event | Performance | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 m | 3:49.99 | 1 January 2000 | |
| 5000 m | 13:33.23 | 26 February 2000 | Sydney |
| 10,000 m | 27:49.09 | 2 January 2002 | Inglewood |
| Marathon | 2:11.08 | 12 October 2003 | Chicago |
Achievements
10,000 m
- 2000: 11th in the Olympic series - 28:21.63
Marathon
- 2002: 9th 2002 Fukuoka Marathon - 2:16.34
- 2003: 9th 2003 Chicago Marathon - 2:11.08
- 2003: 16th 2003 London Marathon - 2:16.09
- 2004: 60th in the Olympic Games - 2:25.26
- 2005: 5th in the Beppu Oita Marathon - 2:13.14
Cross country running
- 2001: 73rd WK to Oostende (long distance) - 43.09
- 2002: 85th WK in Dublin (long distance) - 38.05
References
- Sisay Bezabeh at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- "Sisay Bezabeh". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- Australian Olympic Committee - Sisay Bezabeh
- "Profile of Sisay Bezabeh", All-Athletics.com, 21 April 2015.
- Profile of Sisay Bezabeh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
External links
- Sisay Bezabeh at World Athletics
- Sisay Bezabeh at Athletics Australia
- Sisay Bezabeh at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Sisay Bezabeh at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sisay Bezabeh at Olympics.com
- Sisay Bezabeh at Olympedia (archive)
- Sisay Bezabeh at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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