Meraf Bahta during the final of the women's 5,000 metres at the 2016
Championships.
2016 European Championships, Amsterdam.
Final women's 5,000 metres.
| 1. |
Yasemin Can |
Turkey |
15:18.15 |
|
| 2. |
Meraf Bahta |
Sweden |
15:20.54 |
|
| 3. |
Steph Twell |
Great Britain |
15:20.70 |
|
| 4. |
Susan Kuijken |
Netherlands |
15:23.87 |
SB |
| 5. |
Laura Whittle |
Great Britain |
15:24.18 |
|
| 6. |
Eilish McColgan |
Great Britain |
15:28.53 |
|
Meraf Bahta once represented Eritrea and Yasemin Can was born in Kenya.
After the European Championships Meref travelled to Brazil for the Olympic Games
and there reached the final of the women's 1,500 metres.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Women's 1,500 metres Final.
| 1. |
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon |
Kenya
|
4:08.92 |
| 2. |
Genzebe Dibaba |
Ethiopia |
4:10.27 |
| 3. |
Jennifer Simpson |
United States |
4:10.53 |
| 4. |
Shannon Rowbury |
United States |
4:11.05 |
| 5. |
Sifan Hassan |
Netherlands |
4:11.23 |
| 6. |
Meraf Bahta |
Sweden |
4:12.59 |
| 7. |
Laura Muir |
Great Britain |
4:12.88 |
| 8. |
Dawit Seyaum |
Ethiopia |
4:13.14 |