The photos above are of Faith Kipyegon winning the 1500 metres in
the famous Weltkasse Diamond League Meeting,in Zurich.
She beat Sifan Hassan (3.58.33 to 3:58.55) in the star studded race,
the two women having won three gold medals at the 2020 Olympic Games.
2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo.
Final women's 1500 metres.
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Faith Kipyegon
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Kenya
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3:53.11
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OR
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2.
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Laura Muir
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Great Britain
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3:54.50
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NR
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3.
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Sifan Hassan
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Netherlands
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3:55.86
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4.
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Freweyni Hailu
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Ethiopia
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3:57.60
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5.
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Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
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Canada
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3:58.93
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6.
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Linden Hall
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Australia
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3:59.01
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PB
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7.
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Winnie Nanyondo
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Uganda
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3:59.80
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SB
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8.
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Nozomi Tanaka
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Japan
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3:59.95
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2022 World Championship. Oregon, U.S.A.
Final women's 1,500 metres.
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Faith KIPYEGON
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Kenya (KEN)
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3:52.96
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2.
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Gudaf TSEGAY
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Ethiopia (ETH)
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3:54.52
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3.
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Laura MUIR
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Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
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3:55.28
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SB
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4.
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Freweyni HAILU
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Ethiopia (ETH)
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4:01.28
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5.
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Sofia ENNAOUI
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Poland (POL)
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4:01.43
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SB
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6.
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Sinclaire JOHNSON
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United States (USA)
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4:01.63
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7.
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Jessica HULL
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Australia (AUS)
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4:01.82
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8.
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Winnie NANYONDO |
Uganda (UGA)
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4:01.98
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ON THE 2nd JUNE 2023 FAITH KIPYEGON BECAME THE FIRST WOMEN
TO BEAT 3.50 FOR THE 1500 METRES.
Running in the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Diamond League meeting in Florence
Faith Kipyegon recorded a time of 3:49.11 to better Genzebe Dibaba's 2015
record of 3:50.07. She ran the last 800 in 2:00.6, her last 400 in 58.9
and her last 200 in 29.2. Laura Muir was second in 3:57.09 with Jessica Hull third
in 3:57.29, beating her Austraian record of 3:58.81.
AND THEN !
Just seven days later, on 9th June in Paris, Faith Kipyegon broke the women's 5,000m
world record with a time of 14:05.20 seconds. Running in the Diamond
League meeting the 29 year old Kipyegon beat the world current record holder
Letesenbet Gidey's 2020 record of 14:06.62, Gidey finished second in 14:07.94.
Kipyegon had only ever ran one 5,000m before Paris - in 2015.