Sisay Bezabeh (born 9 September 1977 in Asella,

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) is an Australian

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of Ethiopian descent who specialized in the

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and the

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. He participated in the

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twice but did not place.

Biography

At the

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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 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, 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

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Personal records

Achievements

10,000 m

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

Marathon

*2002: 9th 2002

Fukuoka Marathon The is an IAAF Gold Label international men's marathon race held in Fukuoka, Japan. It was previously known as the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship between 1947 and 2021, when it was announced the race would be discontinued on its ...

- 2:16.34 *2003: 9th 2003

Chicago Marathon The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Races, World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago ...

- 2:11.08 *2003: 16th 2003

London Marathon The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held ...

- 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

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Profile of Sisay Bezabeh
, All-Athletics.com, 21 April 2015.

External links

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* * * * * 1977 births Living people Australian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia People from Oromia Region Ethiopian emigrants to Australia Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub