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1500 m. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) [ 3 ] is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who is the current world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, the 2000 metres and the 3000 metres, and holds the world best time over the two mile distance. Ingebrigtsen is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold medals in the ...
Eliud Kipchoge. Eliud Kipchoge EGH (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, [ 3 ] until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at ...
World Marathon Majors. 2023 New York. Marathon. Letesenbet Gidey (Tigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, born 20 March 1998) [3] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In the 10,000 metres, she is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, 2019 World silver medallist, and 2022 World champion. Her record of 29.01.03 is the second fastest time ever ...
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah [6] CBE OLY (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; [7] 23 March 1983) is a Somali-British former long-distance runner.Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner in the history of the sport, and he is the most successful British track ...
Representing the United States. World Indoor Championships. 2024 Glasgow. 3000 m. 2022 Belgrade. 3000 m. Elinor Purrier St. Pierre (born February 20, 1995), better known as Elle Purrier St. Pierre[a], is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance and long-distance running. She won a gold medal in the 3000 meters at ...
World Championships. Allison " Allie " Ostrander (born December 24, 1996) is an American long-distance runner from Soldotna, Alaska. The NCAA Division I steeplechase champion in 2017, 2018 and 2019, she competed for the Boise State University Broncos. In July 2019, Ostrander announced her plans to forgo her final season of NCAA eligibility and ...
Haile Gebrselassie, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, was the 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000 m, and held the 5000 m and 10,000 m world records from 1998 until 2004 with a mark of 12:39.36 and 26:22.75 respectively (still the second best athlete of all time). He also held the marathon world record ...
Laura Muir. Laura Muir (/ mjʊər /; born 9 May 1993) [1][2] is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [3] Muir won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships, and has three other top five ...