Fikre Bekele (born 11 September 1998), also known as Fikre Bekele Tefera, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in the marathon and half marathon. He is known for winning the 2019 Frankfurt Marathon, 2022 Rome Marathon, and 2022 Linz Marathon.
Career Fikre made his international debut at the 2019 Seoul International Marathon, where he finished fourth with a time of 2:06:27. He secured his first career victory later that year at the 2019 Frankfurt Marathon, where he out-kicked a competitive field to claim the title.
In February 2020, Fikre achieved his personal best in the half marathon, clocking 1:02:20 in Ras Al Khaimah.
In 2022, Fikre won the Rome Marathon with a new course record of 2:06:48 and followed this up by winning the Linz Marathon, setting another course record and achieving a new personal best time of 2:06:16, which remains his current personal best.
Personal bests Marathon: 2:06:16 – Linz, 2022 Half Marathon: 1:02:20 – Ras Al Khaimah, 2020
Major results Year Competition Location Position Time 2019 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 4th 2:06:27 2019 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, Germany 1st 2:07:08 2022 Rome Marathon Rome, Italy 1st 2:06:48 2022 Linz Marathon Linz, Austria 1st 2:06:16
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