Hellen OBIRI

Hellen OBIRI - Kenya - Fifth in 10,000m at World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 28 September 2019

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 13 December 1989
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Kisii, Kenya.
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Hellen OBIRI - Kenya - Fifth in 10,000m at World Championships.

A week after winning the Gold medal in the 5,000m Hellen

Obiri attempted a double in Doha by winning the 10,000m.

1,500m champion Sifan Hussan instead, did the double,

winning by a comfortable distance with Hellen coming 6th.

though she did set a new personal best. The smaller photo
above shows Rosemary Wanjiru just beating Hellen at the finish.


2019 World Athletics Championships. Doha, Qatar.

Final women's 10,000 metres.


 1. 
 Sifan  
   HUSSAN 
   NED 
  30:17.62
   WL & PB
 
 2.  Letesenbet 
   GIDLEY
   ETH
  30:21.23    PB
 
 3.  Agnes Jebet
   TIROP
   KEN
  30:25.20    PB
 
 4.  Rosemary    WANJIRU
   KEN
  30:35.75    PB
 
 5.  Hellen    OBIRI
   KEN
  30:35.82    PB



 6.  Senbere    TEFERI    ETH   30:44.23    SB


 7.  Susan    KRUMINS    USA   31:05.40    PB
 8.  Marielle    HALL    USA   31:05.71
   PB