Sisay Bezabeh

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Sisay Bezabeh
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977 (age 48)
Asella, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)
10,000 meter run
Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Stellenbosch U20 team

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.[1]

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.[2]

Biography

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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.[3]

Personal records

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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

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10,000 m

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  • 2000: 11th in the Olympic series - 28:21.63

Marathon

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Cross country running

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

References

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  1. ^ Sisay Bezabeh at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
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  3. ^ Australian Olympic Committee - Sisay Bezabeh
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