Meseret Defar, the 2012 Olympic 5,000m champion, crosses the finish line in Moscow to win the women's 2013
World Championship 5,000m race - a title she last held in 2007 (Osaka). Third in both Berlin (2009) and Daegu (2011)
she could have been forgiven for thinking she was not going to win this particular Championship again. But not so.
Though it was over five years since she recorded her personal best for the distance (14:12.88 in Stockholm) her racing
brain and competitiveness remained as strong as ever.
| 1 |
Meseret DEFAR |
ETH |
14:50.19 |
| 2 |
Mercy CHERONO |
KEN |
14:51.22 |
| 3 |
Almaz AYANA |
ETH |
14:51.33 |
| 4 |
Viola Jelagat KIBIWOT |
KEN |
15:01.67 |
| 5 |
Buze DIRIBA |
ETH |
15:05.38 |
| 6 |
Molly HUDDLE |
USA |
15:05.73 |
| 7 |
Shannon ROWBURY |
USA |
15:06.10 |
| 8 |
Susan KUIJKEN |
NED |
15:14.70 |
As the leaders in the women's 5,000 metres began their last lap ( the bell) the positions were as below,
Almaz Ayana leading from Meseret followed by the two Kenyan's Cherono and Kibiwot - the latter already
out of contention for a medal.
ANNUAL PROGRESS 5,000 metres.
2016 15:06.96 Somerville (USA) 17 JUN 2016
2013 14:26.90 Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2013
2012 14:35.65 Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012
2011 14:29.52 Paris (FRA) 08 JUL 2011
2010 14:38.87 Hengelo (NED) 30 MAY 2010
2009 14:36.38 Oslo (NOR) 03 JUL 2009
2008 14:12.88 Stockholm (SWE) 22 JUL 2008 (personal best)
2007 14:16.63 Oslo (NOR) 15 JUN 2007
2006 14:24.53 New York, NY (USA) 03 JUN 2006
2005 14:28.98 Bruxelles (BEL) 26 AUG 2005
2004 14:44.81 Roma (ITA) 02 JUL 2004
2003 14:40.34 Roma (ITA) 11 JUL 2003
2002 15:26.45 Yokohama (JPN) 16 SEP 2002
2001 15:08.65 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 14 JUL 2001
2000 15:08.36 Hechtel (BEL) 05 AUG 2000