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Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.

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30 Sep 2019

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  1. 01BBC, (2004). 'Key Dates', Focus on Africa, October to December, v. 15 no. 4, p. 5

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, June 1). Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084797

South African History Online (2012) 'Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.', South African History Online, 1 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084797 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084797, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.." South African History Online, 1 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084797. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.." South African History Online. June 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084797.

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