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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090036
South African History Online (2012) 'Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090036 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090036, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090036. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090036.
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