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1219:Rotterdam Women's Half Marathon Winner
261:2011 World Championships in Athletics
238:2009 World Championships in Athletics
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910:"Tune seeks solace in Boston return"
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908:Negash, Elshadai (15 April 2009).
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505:World Cross Country Championships
472:World Cross Country Championships
447:World Half Marathon Championships
425:World Cross Country Championships
400:World Cross Country Championships
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325:World Cross Country Championships
106:1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
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1158:Butcher, Pat (28 October 2012).
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1057:Brown, Matthew (17 April 2011).
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988:Butcher, Pat (16 January 2009).
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16:Ethiopian long-distance runner
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47:Bezunesh Bekele at the 2009
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940:"History and Tradition"
647:London, United Kingdom
176:Rotterdam Half Marathon
272:Yangzhou Half Marathon
255:A return to London in
192:Portugal Half Marathon
148:Bezunesh Bekele Sertsu
64:Bezunesh Bekele Sertsu
527:African Championships
152:cross-country running
855:United Arab Emirates
289:Bezunesh's husband,
211:Great Manchester Run
56:Personal information
1197:Sporting positions
1139:. 23 September 2012
1113:on 24 February 2012
1107:"Marathon All Time"
661:World Championships
577:World Championships
384:Republic of Ireland
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276:Great Scottish Run
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727:5000 metres
705:3000 metres
521:Short race
488:Short race
441:Short race
416:Short race
409:Switzerland
307:Competition
168:Addis Ababa
96:Addis Ababa
69:Nationality
1248:Categories
1166:27 January
1143:27 January
1117:4 February
866:References
584:, Germany
496:Long race
477:St Etienne
85:1983-01-29
28:patronymic
844:Marathon
753:31:10.68
731:15:02.48
713:Gateshead
543:10,000 m
536:Mauritius
452:New Delhi
355:Vilamoura
203:Dire Tune
162:Biography
156:marathons
73:Ethiopian
924:24 April
847:2:20:30
833:1:08:07
813:1:04:40
797:Nijmegen
709:8:52.08
675:Marathon
654:Marathon
633:Marathon
615:Marathon
591:Marathon
430:Brussels
405:Lausanne
359:Portugal
313:Position
215:Jo Pavey
190:and the
140:marathon
127:Event(s)
757:Utrecht
735:Hengelo
532:Bambous
510:Fukuoka
434:Belgium
330:Belfast
197:At the
120:Running
1162:. IAAF
1087:. IAAF
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992:. IAAF
969:. IAAF
950:15 May
793:47:36
773:31:20
696:Venue
690:Event
606:London
582:Berlin
481:France
380:Dublin
316:Notes
103:Height
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1091:5 May
1068:5 May
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996:5 May
973:5 May
890:5 May
851:Dubai
821:Italy
817:Udine
781:Italy
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699:Date
693:Time
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639:2011
597:2010
587:16th
573:2009
561:Italy
557:Udine
548:2007
514:Japan
501:2006
493:10th
485:12th
468:2005
456:India
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310:Venue
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