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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 (Amharic: መሰረት) is a female or male given name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: Meseret Defar (born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner...
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    World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, 1.05 seconds behind Meseret Defar and just 0.05 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Vivian Cheruiyot. In...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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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    Ethiopia a "running mecca" Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopian legend Meseret Defar Meseret Defar takes gold at the all africa games Legese Lamiso takes over steeplechase...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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