Athlete Profile
Meseret Defar
- COUNTRY
Ethiopia - DATE OF BIRTH 19 NOV 1983
TOP STORIES
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14 FEB 2013 Defar, Flanagan and Goucher join Farah in New Orleans
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02 FEB 2013 Defar delights over 3000m, five world-leading marks in Karlsruhe
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31 JAN 2013 Focus on Defar and Lavillenie in Karlsruhe
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23 JAN 2013 Defar and Lagat highlight loaded 3000m fields for Karlsruhe Indoo...
| Personal Best - Outdoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | 4:02.00 | New York City, NY | 12 JUN 2010 | ||
| 2000 Metres | 5:45.62 | Eugene, OR | 08 JUN 2008 | ||
| 3000 Metres | 8:24.51 | Bruxelles | 14 SEP 2007 | ||
| Two Miles | 8:58.58 | Bruxelles | 14 SEP 2007 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 14:12.88 | Stockholm | 22 JUL 2008 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | 29:59.20 | Birmingham, GBR | 11 JUL 2009 | ||
| 10 Kilometres | 32:08 | San Juan, PUR | 25 FEB 2007 | ||
| Half Marathon | 1:07:45 | Philadelphia, PA | 19 SEP 2010 | ||
| Personal Best - Indoor | |||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 Metres | 8:23.72 | Stuttgart | 03 FEB 2007 | ||
| Two Miles | 9:06.26 | Praha (O2 Arena) | 26 FEB 2009 | ||
| 5000 Metres | 14:24.37 | Stockholm | 18 FEB 2009 | ||
| Progression - Outdoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2010 | 4:02.00 | New York City, NY | 12 JUN | |
| 2006 | 4:06.12 | Doha | 12 MAY | |
| 2000 | 4:15.19 | Brasschaat | 15 AUG | |
| 2000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2008 | 5:45.62 | Eugene, OR | 08 JUN | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 8:46.49 | Doha | 11 MAY | |
| 2010 | 8:36.09 | Lausanne | 08 JUL | |
| 2009 | 8:30.15 | Thessaloniki | 13 SEP | |
| 2008 | 8:43.60 | Stuttgart | 14 SEP | |
| 2007 | 8:24.51 | Bruxelles | 14 SEP | |
| 2006 | 8:24.66 | Stockholm | 25 JUL | |
| 2005 | 8:33.57 | New York, NY | 11 JUN | |
| 2004 | 8:36.46 | Monaco | 19 SEP | |
| 2003 | 8:38.31 | Monaco | 14 SEP | |
| 2002 | 8:40.28 | Bruxelles | 30 AUG | |
| 2001 | 8:52.47 | Portland, OR | 03 JUN | |
| 2000 | 8:59.90 | Kerkrade | 03 JUN | |
| 1999 | 9:02.08 | Bydgoszcz | 17 JUL | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 8:58.58 | Bruxelles | 14 SEP | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2012 | 14:35.65 | Roma | 31 MAY | |
| 2011 | 14:29.52 | Paris Saint-Denis | 08 JUL | |
| 2010 | 14:38.87 | Hengelo | 30 MAY | |
| 2009 | 14:36.38 | Oslo (Bislett) | 03 JUL | |
| 2008 | 14:12.88 | Stockholm | 22 JUL | |
| 2007 | 14:16.63 | Oslo | 15 JUN | |
| 2006 | 14:24.53 | New York City, NY | 03 JUN | |
| 2005 | 14:28.98 | Bruxelles | 26 AUG | |
| 2004 | 14:44.81 | Roma | 02 JUL | |
| 2003 | 14:40.34 | Roma | 11 JUL | |
| 2002 | 15:26.45 | Yokohama | 16 SEP | |
| 2001 | 15:08.65 | Heusden | 14 JUL | |
| 2000 | 15:08.36 | Heusden-Zolder | 05 AUG | |
| 10,000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2011 | 31:05.05 | Dorgali | 13 JUL | |
| 2009 | 29:59.20 | Birmingham, GBR | 11 JUL | |
| 10 Kilometres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2007 | 32:08 | San Juan, PUR | 25 FEB | |
| Half Marathon | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2010 | 1:07:45 | Philadelphia, PA | 19 SEP | |
| Progression - Indoor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2013 | 8:35.28 | Karlsruhe | 02 FEB | |
| 2012 | 8:31.56 | Birmingham, GBR | 18 FEB | |
| 2011 | 8:36.91 | Stockholm | 22 FEB | |
| 2010 | 8:24.46 | Stuttgart | 06 FEB | |
| 2009 | 8:26.99 | Stuttgart | 07 FEB | |
| 2008 | 8:27.93 | Stuttgart | 02 FEB | |
| 2007 | 8:23.72 | Stuttgart | 03 FEB | |
| 2006 | 8:30.72 | Stuttgart | 04 FEB | |
| 2005 | 8:30.05 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 29 JAN | |
| 2004 | 8:33.44 | Birmingham | 20 FEB | |
| 2003 | 8:42.58 | Birmingham, GBR | 15 MAR | |
| Two Miles | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2009 | 9:06.26 | Praha (O2 Arena) | 26 FEB | |
| 2008 | 9:10.50 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 26 JAN | |
| 2002 | 9:34.03 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 27 JAN | |
| 5000 Metres | ||||
| Performance | Wind | Place | Date | |
| 2010 | 14:24.79 | Stockholm | 10 FEB | |
| 2009 | 14:24.37 | Stockholm | 18 FEB | |
| 2004 | 14:53.14 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | 31 JAN | |
| 2003 | 15:36.69 | Boston, MA | 25 JAN | |
| 3000 Metres | ||||||
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| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| IAAF World Indoor Championships 2012 | 2 | 8:38.26 | Istanbul | 11 MAR 2012 | ||
| IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup 2010 | 1 | 9:03.33 | Split | 04 SEP 2010 | ||
| 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 8:51.17 | Doha | 13 MAR 2010 | ||
| IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:30.15 | Thessaloniki | 13 SEP 2009 | ||
| 6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:43.60 | Stuttgart | 14 SEP 2008 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 8:38.79 | Valencia, ESP | 08 MAR 2008 | ||
| 5th IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:27.24 | Stuttgart | 23 SEP 2007 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:34.22 | Stuttgart | 10 SEP 2006 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 8:38.80 | Moskva (Olimpiyskiy Stadion) | 11 MAR 2006 | ||
| 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:47.26 | Monaco | 10 SEP 2005 | ||
| 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 8:36.46 | Monaco | 19 SEP 2004 | ||
| 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 1 | 9:11.22 | Budapest (SA) | 07 MAR 2004 | ||
| 1st IAAF World Athletics Final | 4 | 8:38.31 | Monaco | 14 SEP 2003 | ||
| 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships | 3 | 8:42.58 | Birmingham, GBR | 15 MAR 2003 | ||
| IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships | 1 | 9:12.61 | Kingston, JAM | 16 JUL 2002 | ||
| 1st IAAF World Youth Championships | 2 | 9:02.08 | Bydgoszcz | 17 JUL 1999 | ||
| 5000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| The XXX Olympic Games | 1 | 15:04.25 | London (OS) | 10 AUG 2012 | ||
| 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 3 | 14:56.94 | Daegu | 02 SEP 2011 | ||
| IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final | 1 | 15:25.31 | Thessaloniki | 12 SEP 2009 | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 3 | 14:58.41 | Berlin | 22 AUG 2009 | ||
| 6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final | 1 | 14:53.82 | Stuttgart | 13 SEP 2008 | ||
| The XXIX Olympic Games | 3 | 15:44.12 | Beijing (National Stadium) | 22 AUG 2008 | ||
| 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 | 14:57.91 | Osaka | 01 SEP 2007 | ||
| 10th IAAF World Cup | 1 | 14:39.11 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 17 SEP 2006 | ||
| 4th IAAF World Athletics Final | 2 | 16:04.78 | Stuttgart | 09 SEP 2006 | ||
| 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final | 1 | 14:45.87 | Monaco | 09 SEP 2005 | ||
| 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 2 | 14:39.54 | Helsinki | 13 AUG 2005 | ||
| 28th Olympic Games | 1 | 14:45.65 | Athína (Olympic Stadium) | 23 AUG 2004 | ||
| 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 9h1 | 15:11.72 | Paris Saint-Denis | 26 AUG 2003 | ||
| IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships | 1 | 15:54.94 | Kingston, JAM | 21 JUL 2002 | ||
| IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships | 2 | 16:23.69 | Santiago de Chile | 17 OCT 2000 | ||
| 10,000 Metres | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 5 | 30:52.37 | Berlin | 15 AUG 2009 | ||
| Junior Race | ||||||
| Rank | Mark | Wind | Place | Date | ||
| 30th IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships | 13 | 21:06 | Dublin | 23 MAR 2002 | ||
