Defar Smashes 5000m World Record in Oslo
Posted June 15th, 2007 at 4:38 PM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Ethiopian Meseret Defar broke the world record in the 5000 meters, clocking 14:16.63 at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo this evening.
The 23-year-old, the reigning Olympic champion in the event, shattered her own mark of 14:24.53 set last year at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York.
Paced through 2200 meters by Olga Komyagina, Defar was shadowed briefly by Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot before gradually breaking away over the final four laps. Cheruiyot hung on to finish second in 14:22.51, also under the previous record.
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PHOTO: Meseret Defar at the 2007 Reebok Indoor Games (Courtesy of the Reebok Boston Indoor Games).
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Tags: 5000m, 5000m record, 5000m world record, exxonmobil bislett games, Meseret Defar, norway, Olga Komyagina, Oslo, record setting performance, Vivian Cheruiyot, world record
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