(1986-01-23) January 23, 1986 (age 38) Kofele, Oromia, Ethiopia
Height
5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight
95 lb (43 kg)
Sport
Country
Ethiopia
Sport
Women's athletics
Medal record
World Championships
2015 Beijing
10,000 m
World Indoor Championships
2008 Valencia
1500 m
2010 Doha
1500 m
2012 Istanbul
3000 m
African Games
2007 Algiers
1500 m
2015 Brazzaville
10000 m
African Championships
2008 Addis Ababa
1500 m
2010 Nairobi
1500 m
Gelete Burka Bati (sometimes misspelled Burika, Oromo: Galate Burqaa Baati, Amharic: ገለቴ ቡርቃ; born 23 January 1986) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was born in Kofele in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, the same district as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie.
Gelete was the short course champion at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She is a three-time medalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, her best performance being a gold medal win in the 1500 m in 2008. She is a four-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011) and represented Ethiopia at the Olympics in both 2008 and 2012.
She has also medalled on the regional stage, having been the runner-up at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and the gold medallist at the 2007 All-Africa Games. She was the African record holder for the mile run and the indoor 1500 m.
GeleteBurka Bati (sometimes misspelled Burika, Oromo: Galate Burqaa Baati, Amharic: ገለቴ ቡርቃ; born 23 January 1986) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and...
Silvestre Vallecana Silver Label Road Race in Madrid, Spain by overcoming GeleteBurka in a sprint finish. She won the two-mile race at the New Balance Indoor...
who finished in third place, from claiming a third successive title. GeleteBurka took the women's title with a time of 2 h 22 min 47 sec, leading home...
1985 – Jeff Samardzija, American baseball and football player 1986 – GeleteBurka, Ethiopian runner 1986 – Marc Laird, Scottish footballer 1986 – José...
the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022. Jemal Yimer Mekonnen worldathletics.org GeleteBurka worldathletics.org Official website...
All information taken from official website. Hedley, Nicola (2007-12-20). Burka seeks third consecutive cross country win in Edinburgh. IAAF. Retrieved...
5000. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-03. Third win in a row for Gebremeskel, Burka makes Ethiopian double in Carlsbad. IAAF (2013-04-08). Retrieved on 2013-04-08...
Stanford Invitational 10 km, where she ran 31:08, pacing race winner GeleteBurka in her 10 km debut. On April 20, 2015, Flanagan placed ninth in the Boston...
Indoor Championships, coming in fourth place behind defending champion GeleteBurka. She reached the 1500 m final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships...
close indoor 1500 m against GeleteBurka. Sobeleva set a world record for the victory but was later stripped of the title. Burka was elevated to gold while...
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