How tall is Kenenisa Bekele?

Kenenisa Bekele's listed height is 165 cm (5'5"). He is taller than about 31% of men in Ethiopia.

Where 165 cm sits among men in Ethiopia

Taller than about 31% of men in Ethiopia born in 1982 (average 168.4 cm).

About Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, born Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha on 13 June 1982 in Bekoji. He was the world record holder in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres from 2004 until 2020.

Bekele won gold in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and at the 2004 Olympics he won gold in the 10,000 m and silver in the 5,000 m. He is the most successful runner in the history of the World Cross Country Championships, with six long course and five short course titles. He won the 10,000 m world title in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, and in 2009 became the first man to win both the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the same championships. He won the 2014 Paris Marathon in a course record 2:05:04, and the Berlin Marathon in 2016 and 2019.

At a listed 165 cm (5'5"), Bekele was unbeaten over 10,000 m from his debut in 2003 until 2011. In 2016 he won the Berlin Marathon in 2:03:03, then the third-fastest marathon of all time.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kenenisa Bekele in feet and inches? Kenenisa Bekele is 5'5" tall, which is 165 cm, 65 inches or 1.65 m.

Is Kenenisa Bekele tall for men in Ethiopia? At 165 cm he is taller than about 31% of men in Ethiopia born in 1982, whose average height is 168.4 cm.

Sources

• Kenenisa Bekele on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Kenenisa Bekele on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 165 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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