IAAF World Athletics Final: Women’s 3000m
Posted September 23rd, 2007 at 10:12 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
The women’s 5000m was to be one of the highlights of the 5th IAAF World Athletics Final. Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar, the world record holder (14:16.63), was in the race, as was Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot. Defar had an audacious sprint at the gun, opening up a 10m lead after just 200m. She then settled down, allowing Cheruiyot to catch up.
Defar passed the 1000m mark in 2:51.49, a whopping 6.5 seconds faster than the 1st 1000m of the men’s 5000m race earlier.
By 2000m, Defar had a 3 meter lead. Her time was 5:42.02 (1000m split: 2:50.53, mile pace: 4:34) at this point.
Her final 1000m was run in 2:45.22, a 4:26 per mile pace. She finished in 8:27.24, a World Athletics Final record and the second fastest time in the world in 2007, only behind her own 8:24.81. Cheruiyot was second, finishing in a personal best of 8:28.66. Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN) was third in 8:29.06, also a personal best. Here are the final results:
1. Meseret Defar (ETH) 8:27.24
2. Vivian Ceruyiot (KEN) 8:28.66
3. Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN) 8:29.06
4. Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) 8:42.54
5. Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) 8:46.10
6. Jessica Augusto (POR) 8:56.65
7. Helen Clitheroe (GBR) 9:02.41
8. Hattie Dean (GBR) 9:16.93
9. Bizunesh Urgesa (ETH) 9:18.52
10. Mahlet Melese (ETH) 9:25.74
11. Donna MacFarlane (AUS) 9:34.37
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Tags: 3000m, IAAF, IAAF World Athletics Final, Meseret Defar, Stuttgart, Vivian Cheruiyot
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