Berhane Adere
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 Berhane Adere |
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| Women's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Ethiopia |
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| 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.
She held the African record for 10,000 m 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.
She 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 m.
She won the 2006 Chicago Marathon with a personal best time of 2:20:42.
She works for UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador for girls' education.
She won the Chicago Marathon again in 2007[1] and the Dubai Marathon on 18 January 2008.[2]
Adere also won the 2007 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.
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Preceded by Paula Radcliffe |
Women's 5,000 m Best Year Performance 2003 |
Succeeded by Elvan Abeylegesse |
| Preceded by Paula Radcliffe |
Women's 10,000 m Best Year Performance 2003 |
Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe |
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 |
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