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...

Meseret (Amharic: መሰረት) is a female or male given name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: Meseret Defar (born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner...

World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, 1.05 seconds behind Meseret Defar and just 0.05 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Vivian Cheruiyot. In...

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...

the feat; Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver...

June 2023 in Paris. The women's record is 8:58.58, set by Ethiopian Meseret Defar in Brussels, Belgium on 14 September 2007. Ingebrigtsen, along with...

in the women's 10,000 metres event. Another middle-distance runner Meseret Defar became the second Ethiopian female athlete to regain her title in the...

Prix; nine minutes and 0.48 seconds was her new record that shattered Meseret Defar previous best by six seconds. With these records, Genzebe is one of...

3000 m behind Meseret Defar. Cheruiyot then headed the Kenyan 5000 m challenge at the African Championships in Athletics in Nairobi and beat Defar on this occasion...

7:51.35 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...

Genzebe Dibaba also ran 8:22.50 (2016), 8:24.85+ (2014), 8:26.95 (2013). Meseret Defar also ran 8:24.46 (2010), 8:26.99 (2009), 8:27.93 (2008). Jessica Hull...

distance, behind compatriots Tirunesh Dibaba, the world record holder, and Meseret Defar. At the Beijing World Championships in August, she put on a stunning...

finished last of the 14 finishers, well over a lap behind the winner Meseret Defar. She was given a hero's reception by the crowd as she completed her...

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...

world record. On 3 June 2006 her record time was beaten by Ethiopian Meseret Defar, who ran in 14:24.53 in New York City. She ran at the inaugural World...

Ethiopia a "running mecca" Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopian legend Meseret Defar Meseret Defar takes gold at the all africa games Legese Lamiso takes over steeplechase...

Tirunesh Dibaba jumped into the lead with the expected chase coming from Meseret Defar, in one of the few head-to-head battles between these two stars. But...

group of six, who had achieved separation with 600 to go, Dibaba and Meseret Defar, led Kibiwot and Vivian Cheruiyot with the pace steadily increasing...

for a banned substance at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Meseret Defar of Ethiopia was advanced to silver, and Sylvia Kibet of Kenya to bronze...

metres 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...

Ezekiel Kemboi 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase  Gold Meseret Defar 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 5000 m  Gold Françoise Mbango Etone 2004...

 Silver Meseret Defar 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 5000 m  Bronze Tsegay Kebede 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's marathon  Gold Meseret Defar 2012 London...

London 19 29:59.15 Lemlem Hailu  Ethiopia 23 June 2023 Nerja 20 29:59.20 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 11 July 2009 Birmingham 21 30:00.86 Eilish McColgan  Great...

Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 2007: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2009: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 2011: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 2013: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2015: Almaz Ayana (ETH)...

women's world record holder Tirunesh Dibaba (right) leading another former world record holder Meseret Defar (centre) at the 2012 Olympic 5000 m final...

results of the events, and the medals were reallocated accordingly.  Meseret Defar (ETH) +1 −1 0  Sylvia Kibet (KEN) +1 +1 Athletics Women's 10000 metres...

Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 2007: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2009: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 2011: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 2013: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2015: Almaz Ayana (ETH)...

(RUS) 2005: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2006: Sanya Richards (USA) 2007: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2008: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2009: Sanya Richards (USA) 2010:...

Guardian, 22 November 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2023. Bob Ramsak, "Gay and Defar named as IAAF athletes of the year", Reuters, 25 November 2007. Retrieved...

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