Berhane Adere

Medal record
Berhane Adere
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Ethiopia
World Championships
Gold	2003 Paris	10000 m
Silver	2001 Edmonton	10000 m
Silver	2005 Helsinki	10000 m
World Half Marathon Championships
Gold	2002 Brussels	HM
Silver	2003 Vilamoura	HM
Bronze	2001 Bristol	HM

Berhane Adere (Ge'ez:ብርሀኔ አደሬ born July 21, 1973 in Shewa) is an athlete from Ethiopia.

Adere held the African record for 10,000 metres in a time of 30:04.18, set at the 2003 World Championships, where she won gold. The African record was broken at the 2008 Olympics by Tirunesh Dibaba, who became the first African to run under 30 minutes.

Adere won the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2002, and the bronze medal in the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships.

She won the 2003 World Indoors 3000 metres.

She won the 2006 Chicago Marathon with a personal best time of 2:20:42.

Adere works for UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador for girls' education.

She won the Chicago Marathon again in 2007 and the Dubai Marathon on 18 January 2008.

Adere also won the 2007 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.

She was the top female finisher in the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon, in which she recorded the fastest ever half marathon on American soil with a time of 1:07:52, breaking her previous best by over 25 seconds. She saw off a challenge from Ana Dulce Félix to win at the Great North Run in September, completing the half marathon in 1:08:49.

External links

• IAAF profile for Berhane Adere
• Berhane Adere in the half marathon in Rotterdam 2007
• Cheering Adere From The Back - From Ethiopian Running Blog

Sporting positions
Preceded by Paula Radcliffe	Women's 5,000 m Best Year Performance 2003	Succeeded by Elvan Abeylegesse
Preceded by Lyubov Morgunova Lydia Cheromei	Zevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15 km) 2000 2005	Succeeded by Rose Cheruiyot Mestawet Tufa
Preceded by Mara Yamauchi	Rotterdam Women's Half Marathon Winner 2007	Succeeded by Lydia Cheromei