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Meseret Defar Ethiopia  19 November 83 -
155 cm -
42 kg
- Club/team: Mizuno
Age: 29 years 180 days
PERSONAL BESTS:
| 1500 m
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| Outdoor | 4:02.00 | | | 2 | adidas | New York NY | 12 June 2010 |
One Mile
Winstreak: 2 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 4:33.07+ | | | 1 | VD | Bruxelles | 14 September 2007 |
| Indoor | 4:44.97 | | | 1 | GBTC Inv | Allston MA | 20 January 2002 |
2000 m
Winstreak: 5 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 5:49.4h+ | | | 6 | GGala | Roma | 11 July 2003 |
| Indoor | 5:34.74+ | AR | | 1 | Sparkassen | Stuttgart | 4 February 2006 |
3000 m
Winstreak: 1 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 8:24.51+ | NR | | 1 | VD | Bruxelles | 14 September 2007 |
| Indoor | 8:23.72 | WR | | 1 | Sparkassen | Stuttgart | 3 February 2007 |
Two Miles
Winstreak: 4 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 8:58.58 | WR | | 1 | VD | Bruxelles | 14 September 2007 |
| Indoor | 9:06.26 | WR | | 1 | Prague Indoor | Praha | 26 February 2009 |
5000 m
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| Outdoor | 14:12.88 | | | 1 | DNG | Stockholm | 22 July 2008 |
| Indoor | 14:24.37 | WR | | 1 | GEGalan | Stockholm | 18 February 2009 |
10000 m
Winstreak: 1 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 29:59.20 | | | 1 | NC | Birmingham | 11 July 2009 |
5 km
Winstreak: 5 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 14:46 | WR | | 1 | Carlsbad 5000 | Carlsbad CA | 9 April 2006 |
10 km
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| Outdoor | 32:08 | | | 2 | World's Best | San Juan | 25 February 2007 |
Half Marathon
Winstreak: 2 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 67:25 | | | 1 | Mardi Gras | New Orleans LA | 24 February 2013 |
3 km
Winstreak: 1 (finals) |
| Outdoor | 8:46.9h | | | 1 | Great North | Newcastle-South Shields | 30 September 2006 |
SEASONAL BESTS 2013:
| 5000 m
| | Outdoor | 14:47.76 | | | 2 | Diamond | Shanghai | 18 May 2013 |
Half Marathon
| | Outdoor | 67:25 | | | 1 | Mardi Gras | New Orleans LA | 24 February 2013 |
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5000 m Reigning Olympic Champion, London 2012
3000 m Reigning World Indoor Champion, Doha 2010
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