Tadese Takele Explained

Tadese Takele
Birth Name:Tadese Takele Bikila
Nationality:Ethiopian
Sport:Track and Field
Event:Steeplechase
Birth Date:3 August 2002

Tadese Takele Bikila (born 3 August 2002) is an Ethiopian athlete.

He won the Ethiopian Olympic Trial in June 2021 in the 3000m steeplechase, running a personal best of 8:09.37 to beat Abrham Sime and Hailemariyam Amare.[1] Later that month he finished second behind Soufiane El Bakkali in steeplechase in the Diamond League meeting in Florence, running 8:10.56.[2] Competing at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase he finished ninth in heat three.[3] At the 2023 Berlin Marathon he finished 3rd with a time of 2:03:24, all-time world best for U23 athletes.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge. June 8, 2021. LetsRun.com.
  2. Web site: Soufiane EL BAKKALI place first in Florence and signs the World Best Performance in 3000 mSC. en.yabiladi.com.
  3. Web site: Athletics - TAKELE Bikila Tadese - Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo2020.org . .
  4. Web site: BMW BERLIN MARATHON - a race full of records. bmw-berlin-marathon.com.