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Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19
November 1983) is an
Ethiopian long-distance
runner who
competes chiefly in the 3,000
metres and 5,000...
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Meseret Defar winning in
Athens in 2004,
taking silver behind compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008,
before regaining the
title in
London in 2012.
Defar and...
- sub-four-minute mile pace. The women's
record is 8:58.58, set by
Ethiopian Meseret Defar in Brussels,
Belgium on 14
September 2007.
Correct as of
October 2024. Source:...
- remaining.
Tirunesh then took the lead, with
Defar close behind,
before Defar p****ed her in the last 100 metres.
Defar finished the race in 14:32.83 with Tirunesh...
- (2014), 8:26.95 (2013).
Freweyni Hailu also ran 8:24.17 (2025).
Meseret Defar also ran 8:24.46 (2010), 8:26.99 (2009), 8:27.93 (2008).
Jessica Hull also...
- into the lead and the pace
began to
accelerate quickly. Ethiopia's
Meseret Defar and Kenya's
Isabella Ochichi came
immediately to the
front of the pack,...
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became the
first with his back-to-back wins in 1972 and 1976,
while Meseret Defar became the
first woman to win two
titles in 2012,
having previously won...
- for the
Cooper test. The 2
miles world best for
women is held by
Meseret Defar with 8:58.58 and
Faith Kipyegon's
world record time for the
outdoor 5000...
- 35 3200m in his 2023
world best of 7:54.10 in the two mile run.
Meseret Defar ran an
equivalent of an 8:55.45 3200m in her 2007
world best of 8:58.58...
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Philadelphia brought her
fourth place some 45
seconds behind winner Meseret Defar. In her
marathon debut,
Flanagan finished in
second place in a time of 2:28:40...
