Sisay Bezabeh

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.

Sisay Bezabeh
Personal information
Born (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)10,000 meter run
Marathon

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.[1]

Personal records

EventPerformanceDateLocation
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

Cross country running

  • 2001: 73rd WK to Oostende (long distance) - 43.09
  • 2002: 85th WK in Dublin (long distance) - 38.05

References


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