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Place of Birth: Kenya
About Emmanuel Bett
- Emmanuel Kipkemei Bett (born 29 March 1985)nb is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events.
- He has a 10,000 metres personal best of 26:51.16 minutes, which was the fastest time in the world in the 2012 season. He was a late-comer to the elite level of running and made his first professional appearances in 2010.
- Competing in Brazil, he finished second at the Rio de Janeiro half marathon, fifth at the São Paulo 15K and was runner-up at the Santos 10K.
- He competed in Europe for the first time in 2011 and made his breakthrough in the 10,000 metres track event.
- He placed fourth at the high profile Memorial Van Damme and set a best of 26:51.95 minutes.
- This ranked him in the top ten that year.
- He ended the year with a win at the prestigious Zatopek 10 race in Melbourne.In 2012 he placed fourth in the 10,000 m Kenyan trial race at the Prefontaine Classic, running a time of 27:07.90 minutes.
- After setting a 5000 metres best of 13:08.35 minutes at the Bislett Games, he also ran the Kenyan trial race over that distance, but in fifth place he was not selected for the Kenyan Olympic team.
- Despite this, he won at the Memorial Van Damme meeting and his time of 26:51.16 was a personal best and the fastest 10,000 m by any athlete that year.
- He also ran a personal best of 60:56 minutes at the Great North Run, taking fifth place at the half marathon, and was the winner at the Cross Internacional de Soria.
- He retained his Zatopek 10 title that December.He opened 2013 on the cross country circuit and was runner-up at the Cross Internacional de Itálica and the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza.
- He was in the top ten of the World's Best 10K and the 10,000 m at the Prefontaine Classic, then placed second at the Lilac Bloomsday Run.
- He attempted to gain selection for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, but was again out of the running with a fourth-place finish at the 10,000 m Kenyan trials.
- In October he was second only to Haile Gebrselassie at the Great Scottish Run and topped the podium at the Great South Run 10-mile race, seeing off a challenge from defending champion Stephen Mokoka.
- His brothers are also runners, David Kiprotich Bett and Josphat Bett Kipkoech.
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