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Berhane Adere
- Born
- Nov 23, 1973 (52 years old)
- Birthplace
- Shewa, Ethiopia
- Events
- 10 000 m · 3000 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.70 m
- Weight
- 50 kg
Berhane Adere Debala (Ge'ez: ብርሀኔ አደሬ born 21 July 1973) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres and half marathon. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 World Championships and silver medals in the event at the 2001 and 2005 World Championships. Berhane claimed gold and silver for the 3,000 metres at the 2003 and 2004 World Indoor Championships, respectively.
Her medal in 2003 was Ethiopia’s first world indoor medal in a women’s event. At the half marathon, she was the world champion in 2002, took silver in 2003 and bronze in 2001. She won the Chicago Marathon in 2006 and 2007.
Berhane held the world indoor record for the 3,000 m, set in 2002, which was the first sub-8:30 mark run by a woman indoors and the first world indoor record in a distance event by an Ethiopian woman. She also held the world indoor record in the 5,000 m, set in 2004. Berhane works for UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador for girls' education.
As of Nov 1, 2026: 10 000 m 30:04.18 (#24 all-time), 3000 Metres Short Track 8:29.15, 2018 season best 1:20:49 (Mar 11, 2018, Brescia (ITA)) · World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver · 52 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Semi | 1:20:49 | – | Mar 11, 2018 | Brescia (ITA) |
| 2013 | 15Kilometr | 50:59 | – | Nov 17, 2013 | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:16:00 | – | Feb 24, 2013 | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 2012 | 10MilesRoa | 53:55 | – | Oct 28, 2012 | Portsmouth (GBR) |
| 2012 | Semi | 1:15:02 | – | Oct 21, 2012 | Birmingham (GBR) |
| 2011 | 3000mSt | 9:28.27 | – | Jun 30, 2011 | – |
| 2011 | 10Kilometr | 33:07 | – | May 15, 2011 | Manchester (GBR) |
| 2011 | Semi | 1:14:07 | – | Sep 18, 2011 | South Shields (GBR) |