Tariku Bekele
- Born
- Feb 28, 1987 (39 years old)
- Birthplace
- Bekoji, Ethiopia
- Events
- 2 Miles Short Track · 3000 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.73 m
- Weight
- 65 kg
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.
His indoor 3,000 m best of 7:31.09 ranks him as the ninth fastest of all-time in the event. He was the 10,000 m bronze medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His first major victory came at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he won the 3,000 m gold medal.
He was the 2006 World Junior Champion over the distance and also won a cross country junior bronze medal that year. He took a continental silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games. Tariku has finished in the top eight of 5,000 m finals at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics in 2005 and 2007.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Miles Short Track 8:08.27, 3000 Metres Short Track 7:31.09, 2022 season best 2:16:33 (Jan 16, 2022, Houston, TX (USA)) · Last competition: Chevron Houston Marathon, Jan 16, 2022, 2:16:33 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · 39 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:16:33 | – | Jan 16, 2022 | Chevron Houston Marathon |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:15:26 | – | Jan 19, 2020 | Chevron Houston Marathon |
| 2019 | 25Kilometr | 1:15:52 | – | Dec 15, 2019 | Tata Steel Kolkata 25K |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:11:30 | – | Nov 3, 2019 | JTBC Seoul Marathon |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 29:39 | – | Aug 4, 2018 | Beach to Beacon, Cape Elizabeth, ME |
| 2018 | Semi | 1:07:08 | – | Feb 24, 2018 | Riyadh Half Marathon, Riyadh |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:09:30 | – | Nov 4, 2018 | Seoul JoongAng Marathon |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 29:06= | – | May 21, 2017 | Santander (ESP) |