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14:16.63 World Record for Defar in Oslo
Posted June 16th, 2007 at 9:10 AM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Running in still and near perfect conditions, Meseret Defar smashed the world record in the 5000 meters to highlight the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo.
“No, I had no doubts,” the reigning Olympic champion said after knocking nearly eight seconds from her own world mark with a phenomenal 14:16.63 run.
“I didn’t think I would break the record by such a big margin, but I was aiming under 14:20. So I think I did a good job.”
Her record-breaking margin was the largest in the event in more than two decades, dating back to the Zola Budd-Ingrid Kristiansen rivalry when the record was slashed by more than 10 seconds on a pair of occasions.
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