Dejene Berhanu (December 12, 1980 – August 29, 2010[1]) was a male Ethiopian runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres.

Dejene Berhanu
Personal information
Born(1980-12-12)December 12, 1980
Addis Alem, Ethiopia
DiedAugust 29, 2010(2010-08-29) (aged 29)
Ethiopia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportRunning
Event5000 metres
Turned pro2004
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004 Summer Olympics: 5000 m – 5th

Berhanu finished 11th in the short race at the 2004 World Cross Country Championships and fifth in the 5000 at the Athens Olympics. He followed that up with a pair of strong finishes at the World Cross Country Championships the next year. Berhanu was seventh in the short race and sixth in the long race. He ran in the 5000 again at the World Championships at Helsinki, finishing eighth.

In 2006, Berhanu turned to focus on the marathon. He eschewed cross country for the Rotterdam Marathon, where he finished fourth in a time of 2:08:46. He ran the Chicago Marathon in the fall as a last-minute replacement for favourite Felix Limo. Running with the leaders through the halfway mark in a blistering 63:15, Berhanu faded after 30 km and finished ninth in a time of 2:12:27.[2]

Death

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Berhanu committed suicide on August 29, 2010, in Ethiopia, at age 29.[3][4][5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ethiopia
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 10,000 m
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 3rd 10,000 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 6th 5000 m
2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 11th Short race
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th 5000 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 5000 m
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 7th Short race
World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 6th Long race
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 5000 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 31st Marathon 2:27:50

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". globalathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  2. ^ "Berhanu – winning on the road but also getting to love the mud! | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ "Ethiopian Runner Berhanu, took his own Life – TsehaiNY.com". 2023-09-08. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ "News | Death of Ethiopian runner Berhanu a suicide | Universal Sports". Universal Sports. 2010-09-04. Archived from the original on 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "ROAD RUNNING ETHIOPIAN B2B RUNNER DIES - Sports Digest, Aug. 31, 2010". pressherald.com. 2010-08-31. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.


Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance
2004
Succeeded by