With Kamworor's loss today, is Kenenisa Bekele the only human to have won a world/Olympic title 6 years in a row or more?

Tergat won WXC '95-'99, then World Half in 2000.

Geb won the 1500m and 3000m in Maebashi in 1998.

Kamworor still has a chance in Doha with the 10,000.

Only human? So including other sports?

In rowing, Steven Redgrave won a gold medal in either World Championships or Olympics from 1990 to 2000, across coxless pairs and coxless fours.

He is the first one that came to my mind.

First thing that came in my mind was Ngugi and Tergat.

Ngugi: 4 consecutive, 6 total 86-89, 92. 88 5000mOC

Tergat 5 years 95-99

Bekee 8 years! 10000 WC (03.05.07.09) 10000OG (04.08) XC (02.03.04.05.06.08)

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ya bekele is off planet, no one close to him.

plus he did not max out, which might explain some of his success, in that you want to achieve ninty percent of your potential in a given year, one hundred percent means you break down....

Jeff Wigand wrote:

Geb won the 1500m and 3000m in Maebashi in 1998.

Maebashi was 1999.

World Indoors moved to the even year in 2004.

Aren’t you supposed to be a track and field journalist? FFS, man, at least try.

Is Fattie also the only runner to drop out of marathons 6 years in a row?

I was about 90% sure that this thread was a “Banana bread” thread after seeing the title on the front page. I was wrong! :)

Kenny is definitely the GOAT. Haile is a close second but Kenny has 5K & 10K world record & OLympic Records!!!

Kenny has the best resume before shifting to marathons. No one will surpass his achievements. Will 5000m and 10000m disappearing from DL, the chances of breaking the world record is very less in future

Bekele always was the greatest. Thanks for acknowledging it everyone.

I always go back to the days pre-world track championships. What if Viren or Roelants had the opportunity to run Worlds, Olympics and Cross? Or guys like Bedford?

Just having the World track meet back then would have changed the landscape for the Olympics.