Meseret Defar
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 Meseret Defar |
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| Women's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | 5000 m | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2007 Osaka | 5000 m | |
| Silver | 2005 Helsinki | 5000 m | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Gold | 2004 Budapest | 3000 m | |
| Gold | 2006 Moskva | 3000 m | |
| Gold | 2008 Valencia | 3000 m | |
| Bronze | 2003 Birmingham | 3000 m | |
Meseret Defar (born November 19, 1983 in Addis Ababa) is a female athlete from Ethiopia.
She won gold in the women's 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a time of 14:45.65.
She won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, losing only to Tirunesh Dibaba.
In 2006 she won the World Indoor Championships over 3000 metres, defending her title from the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
On 3 June 2006 she ran the 5000 metres in New York City in a then-world record time of 14:24.53 - the record was again improved by her to 14:16.63 at the Bislett Games in Oslo on 15 June 2007.
On 3 February 2007 she ran the 3000 metres Indoor in Stuttgart (Germany) in a world record time of 8:23.72.
On 20 May 2007 she ran the 2 mile in Carson, California in a world record time of 9:10.47.[1]
In 2007 September 1, she won gold in 14:57.91 at 5000m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, to go along with her Olympic victory and current world record.[2][3]
In 2007 September 14, she set a world record (8:58.58) in the women's 2-mile at the Van Damme Memorial meet, shaving 11.89 seconds off the 9:10.47 mark she set in May at Carson, Calif.[4]
Also in 2007, Defar won the female World Athlete of the Year award.[5]
In the Reebok Boston Indoor meeting of January 2008, Defar ran a time of 9:10.50 in the 2-mile event to establish a new 2-mile indoor world best time, breaking the previous indoor best by over 12 seconds.[6]
At the 2008 African Championships in Athletics, Defar was defeated in the 5000 m by compatriot Meselech Melkamu. At the 2008 Bislett Games, Defar's 5000 m world record was broken by Tirunesh Dibaba.
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- ^ Meseret Defar 2mile WR 9:10.47 at Carson - YouTube video
- ^ 2007 World Championships Women 5000m result - IAAF
- ^ 2007 WC 5000m women's - YouTube video
- ^ Meseret Defar 2mile WR 8:58.58 at IAAF Golden League-Brussels - YouTube video
- ^ Gay and Defar are World Athletes of the Year - Powell and Vlasic win Performance of the Year Award. IAAF.org. 2007-11-25
- ^ Defar runs 9:10.50 Two Miles World best in Boston. IAAF.org. 2008-01-27
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Sanya Richards |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Maryam Yusuf Jamal |
Women's 3,000 m Best Year Performance 2006 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Elvan Abeylegesse |
Women's 5,000 m Best Year Performance 2005 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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