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Tariku Bekele

1987 - Today

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Tariku Bekele Beyecha (Amharic: ታሪኩ በቀለ; born 28 February 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5,000 metres and has moved up to 10.000 metres as well. He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele, who is also an accomplished long-distance runner and a former world record holder in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres. Tariku is the fourth fastest Ethiopian ever over 5,000 m and 3,000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tariku Bekele has received more than 110,355 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Tariku Bekele is the 2,835th most popular athlete (down from 1,821st in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 110k

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  • 29.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tariku Bekele ranks 2,835 out of 3,059Before him are Sebastian Brendel, Michael Möllenbeck, Niklas Hagman, Maurice Smith, Paul Bitok, and Denis Kapustin. After him are Anton Smolski, Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Terrence Trammell, Bernardo Segura, Miriam Neureuther, and David Oliver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Tariku Bekele ranks 699Before him are Andrea Lekić, Liang Wenbo, Darron Gibson, Tom Austen, Issiar Dia, and Georgii Zantaraia. After him are Denis Tsargush, Brimah Razak, Emeli Sandé, Tyrese Rice, Nenad Tomović, and José Cañas.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tariku Bekele ranks 58 out of 89Before him are Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Meseret Defar (1983), Almaz Ayana (1991), Fita Bayisa (1972), and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984). After him are Tsegaye Kebede (1987), Lelisa Desisa (1990), Tiki Gelana (1987), Million Wolde (1979), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Sileshi Sihine (1983).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Tariku Bekele ranks 19Before him are Gezahegne Abera (1978), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Meseret Defar (1983), Almaz Ayana (1991), Fita Bayisa (1972), and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984). After him are Tsegaye Kebede (1987), Lelisa Desisa (1990), Tiki Gelana (1987), Million Wolde (1979), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Sileshi Sihine (1983).