Honours

Olympic Games

3 Golds
1 Silver

2004 Athens — 10.000m
2008 Beijing — 5.000m
2008 Beijing — 10.000m
2004 Athens — 5.000m

IAAF World Championships

5 Golds
1 Bronze

2003 Paris — 10.000m
2005 Helsinki — 10.000m
2007 Osaka — 10.000m
2009 Berlin — 5.000m
2009 Berlin — 10.000m
2003 Paris — 5.000m

IAAF World Indoor Championships

1 Gold

2006 Moscow — 3.000m

IAAF World Cross Country Championships

11 Golds
1 Silver

2002 Dublin — Long Race
2002 Dublin — Short Race
2003 Lausanne — Long Race
2003 Lausanne — Short Race
2004 Brussels — Long Race
2004 Brussels — Short Race
2005 Saint-Galmier — Long Race
2005 Saint-Galmier — Short Race
2006 Fukuoka — Long Race
2006 Fukuoka — Short Race
2008 Edinburgh
2001 Ostend — Short Race

IAAF World Cup

1 Silver

2006 Athens — 3.000m

IAAF World Championships U20

1 Silver

2000 Santiago de Chile — 5.000m

IAAF World Championships U18

1 Silver

1999 Bydgoszcz — 3.000m

All-Africa Games

1 Gold

2003 Abuja — 5.000m

African Championships

2 Golds

2006 Bambous — 5.000m
2008 Addis Ababa — 5.000m

IAAF Male Athlete of the Year

2 times

2004
2005

IAAF Golden League

2 global victories

2006
2009

Track & Field News Male Athlete of the Year

2 times

2004
2005
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