Runner profile

Meseret
Defar
18 Nov 1983
Ethiopia
Time
$1,001,393
115

Personal bests

Type Distance Time Flags Site Date Actions
RD 5 km 14:46 Carlsbad CA/USA 09 Apr 2006
RD 5 km 15:19 Carlsbad CA/USA 13 Apr 2003
RD 5 km 15:58 Carlsbad CA/USA 07 Apr 2002
RD 10 km 31:13.9 a Cape Elizabeth ME/USA 05 Aug 2017
RD 10 km 32:08 San Juan PUR 25 Feb 2007
RD 15 km 50:04 's-Heerenberg NED 06 Dec 2015
RD Half Mara 1:06:09 a South Shields ENG 15 Sep 2013
RD Half Mara 1:07:25 New Orleans LA/USA 24 Feb 2013
RD Half Mara 1:07:45 Philadelphia PA/USA 19 Sep 2010
OT 3 km 8:24.51+ Brussels BEL 14 Sep 2007
OT 3 km 8:24.66 Stockholm SWE 25 Jul 2006
OT 3 km 8:33.57 New York NY/USA 11 Jun 2005
OT 3 km 8:36.46 Fontvieille MON 19 Sep 2004
OT 3 km 8:38.31 Monte Carlo MON 14 Sep 2003
OT 3 km 8:40.28 Brussels BEL 30 Aug 2002
OT 3 km 8:48.13 Linz AUT 19 Aug 2002
OT 3 km 8:52.47 Gresham OR/USA 03 Jun 2001
OT 3 km 8:59.90 Kerkrade NED 03 Jun 2000
OT 3 km 9:02.08 Bydgoszcz POL 17 Jul 1999
OT 2 mi 8:58.58 Brussels BEL 14 Sep 2007
OT 2 mi 9:10.47 Carson CA/USA 20 May 2007
OT 5 km 14:12.88 Stockholm SWE 22 Jul 2008
OT 5 km 14:16.63 Oslo NOR 15 Jun 2007
OT 5 km 14:24.53 New York NY/USA 03 Jun 2006
OT 5 km 14:28.98 Brussels BEL 26 Aug 2005
OT 5 km 14:32.90 Rome ITA 08 Jul 2005
OT 5 km 14:40.34 Rome ITA 11 Jul 2003
OT 5 km 14:43.46 Oslo NOR 27 Jun 2003
OT 5 km 14:59.88 Gresham OR/USA 17 May 2003
OT 5 km 15:08.36 Heusden BEL 05 Aug 2000
OT 5 km 15:49.86 Algiers ALG 14 Jul 2000
OT 10 km 29:59.20 Birmingham ENG 11 Jul 2009
OT 10 km 31:07.34 Stockholm SWE 29 May 2009
OT 10 km 33:54.41 n/a ETH 29 Apr 1999
IT 3 km 8:23.72 Stuttgart GER 03 Feb 2007
IT 3 km 8:30.05 Roxbury MA/USA 29 Jan 2005
IT 3 km 8:33.44 Birmingham ENG 20 Feb 2004
IT 3 km 8:42.58 Birmingham ENG 15 Mar 2003
IT 3 km 8:49.80 Birmingham ENG 14 Mar 2003
IT 3 km 8:57.22 Roxbury MA/USA 01 Feb 2003
IT 2 mi 9:06.26 Prague CZE 26 Feb 2009
IT 2 mi 9:10.50 Boston MA/USA 26 Jan 2008
IT 2 mi 9:34.03 Roxbury MA/USA 27 Jan 2002
IT 5 km 14:24.37 Stockholm SWE 18 Feb 2009
IT 5 km 14:53.14 Roxbury MA/USA 31 Jan 2004
IT 5 km 15:36.69 Natick MA/USA 24 Jan 2003

Performances

Date Finished Time Flags Type Distance Site Race Prize money Actions
17 Sep 2017 1 1:08:46 RD Half Mara Philadelphia PA/USA AACR Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia $2,500
05 Aug 2017 3 31:13.9 a RD 10 km Cape Elizabeth ME/USA TD Beach to Beacon- elite women $3,000
17 Jun 2016 1 15:06.96 OT 5 km Somerville MA/USA adidas Boost Boston Games
03 Apr 2016 1 15:02 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $5,000
20 Mar 2016 2 8:54.26 IT 3 km Portland OR/USA IAAF World Indoor Championships $20,000
14 Feb 2016 1 8:30.83 IT 3 km Boston MA/USA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
06 Dec 2015 1 50:04 RD 15 km 's-Heerenberg NED Pfixx Solar Montferland Run
15 Sep 2013 2 1:06:09 a RD Half Mara South Shields ENG Bupa Great North Run- Elite Women $475
29 Aug 2013 1 14:32.83 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse in Zürich $50,000
22 Aug 2013 1 8:30.29 OT 3 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan $10,000
17 Aug 2013 1 14:50.19 OT 5 km Moscow RUS IAAF World Championships $60,000
14 Aug 2013 1 15:22.94 OT 5 km Moscow RUS IAAF World Championships- Heat 2
27 Jun 2013 1 30:08.06 OT 10 km Sollentuna SWE Folksam Grand Prix
13 Jun 2013 1 14:26.90 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon-Mobil Bislett Games $10,000
18 May 2013 2 14:47.76 OT 5 km Shanghai CHN Shanghai Golden Grand Prix $6,000
24 Feb 2013 1 1:07:25 RD Half Mara New Orleans LA/USA Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras $4,500
02 Feb 2013 1 8:35.28 IT 3 km Karlsruhe GER Weltklasse in Karlsruhe
05 Jan 2013 2 9:51 XC 3 km Edinburgh SCO Bupa Great Edinburgh Crosscountry- International
10 Aug 2012 1 15:04.25 OT 5 km London ENG Olympic Games
07 Aug 2012 2 14:58.48 OT 5 km London ENG Olympic Games- Heat 1
09 Jun 2012 2 14:57.02 OT 5 km New York NY/USA adidas Grand Prix $6,000
31 May 2012 2 14:35.65 OT 5 km Rome ITA Compeed Golden Gala Rome $6,000
11 May 2012 2 8:46.49 OT 3 km Doha QAT Samsung Diamond League Doha
11 Mar 2012 2 8:38.26 IT 3 km Istanbul TUR IAAF World Championships $20,000
09 Mar 2012 1 9:11.76 IT 3 km Istanbul TUR IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
18 Feb 2012 1 8:31.56 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG Aviva Grand Prix
04 Feb 2012 1 8:33.57 IT 3 km Boston MA/USA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
02 Sep 2011 3 14:56.94 OT 5 km Daegu KOR IAAF World Championships $20,000
30 Aug 2011 1 15:19.46 OT 5 km Daegu KOR IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
27 Aug 2011 DNF DNF OT 10 km Daegu KOR IAAF World Championships
13 Jul 2011 1 31:05.05 OT 10 km Nuoro ITA Memorial Paolo Delogu
08 Jul 2011 1 14:29.52 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Areva Meeting $10,000
06 Jun 2011 1 14:37.32 OT 5 km Oslo NOR ExxonMobil Bislett Games $10,000
29 May 2011 1 14:45.48 OT 5 km Hengelo NED Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
22 Feb 2011 1 8:36.91 IT 3 km Stockholm SWE XL Galan
19 Sep 2010 1 1:07:45 RD Half Mara Philadelphia PA/USA ING Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia $3,500
04 Sep 2010 1 9:03.33 OT 3 km Split CRO IAAF/VTB Continental Cup $30,000
06 Aug 2010 1 14:42.46 OT 5 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan
29 Jul 2010 2 16:20.54 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN CAA Safaricom African Championships
08 Jul 2010 2 8:36.09 OT 3 km Lausanne SUI Athletissima $6,000
30 May 2010 1 14:38.87 OT 5 km Hengelo NED Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
11 Apr 2010 1 15:04 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $5,000
13 Mar 2010 1 8:51.17 IT 3 km Doha QAT IAAF World Indoor Championships $40,000
12 Mar 2010 1 8:48.23 IT 3 km Doha QAT IAAF World Indoor Championships- Heat 2
10 Feb 2010 1 14:24.79 IT 5 km Stockholm SWE GE Galan
06 Feb 2010 1 8:24.46 IT 3 km Stuttgart GER Sparkassen Cup
13 Sep 2009 1 8:30.15 OT 3 km Thessaloniki GRE IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
12 Sep 2009 1 15:25.31 OT 5 km Thessaloniki GRE IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
22 Aug 2009 3 14:58.41 OT 5 km Berlin GER IAAF World Championships $20,000
19 Aug 2009 1 15:16.46 OT 5 km Berlin GER IAAF World Championships- Heat 2
15 Aug 2009 5 30:52.37 OT 10 km Berlin GER IAAF World Championships $10,000
11 Jul 2009 1 29:59.20 OT 10 km Birmingham ENG Aviva World Trials
03 Jul 2009 1 14:36.38 OT 5 km Oslo NOR ExxonMobil Bislett Games
29 May 2009 1 31:07.34 OT 10 km Stockholm SWE Stockholm Women's
26 Feb 2009 1 9:06.26 IT 2 mi Prague CZE Meeting of World Record Holders
18 Feb 2009 1 14:24.37 IT 5 km Stockholm SWE GE Galan
07 Feb 2009 1 8:26.99 IT 3 km Stuttgart GER Sparkassen Cup
14 Sep 2008 1 8:43.60 OT 3 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
13 Sep 2008 1 14:53.82 OT 5 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
07 Sep 2008 1 15:01 RD 5 km London ENG adidas Women's Challenge
05 Sep 2008 2 14:25.52 OT 5 km Brussels BEL Memorial VanDamme
22 Aug 2008 2 15:44.12 OT 5 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games
19 Aug 2008 1 14:56.32 OT 5 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games- Heat 2
22 Jul 2008 1 14:12.88 OT 5 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan $8,000
08 Jun 2008 1 14:38.73 OT 5 km Eugene OR/USA Nike Prefontaine Classic
01 May 2008 2 15:50.19 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH African Athletics Championships
08 Mar 2008 1 8:38.79 IT 3 km Valencia ESP IAAF World Indoor Championships $40,000
07 Mar 2008 1 8:51.02 IT 3 km Valencia ESP IAAF World Indoor Championships- Heat 1
02 Feb 2008 1 8:27.93 IT 3 km Stuttgart GER Sparkassen Cup
26 Jan 2008 1 9:10.50 IT 2 mi Boston MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
29 Sep 2007 1 14:49.06 OT 5 km Shanghai CHN Golden Grand Prix
23 Sep 2007 1 8:27.24 OT 3 km Stuttgart GER IAAF Grand Prix Final $30,000
16 Sep 2007 1 15:08 RD 5 km London ENG Hydro Active Women's Challenge
14 Sep 2007 1 8:58.58 OT 2 mi Brussels BEL Memorial VanDamme
14 Sep 2007 1 8:24.51+ OT 3 km Brussels BEL Memorial VanDamme
01 Sep 2007 1 14:57.91 OT 5 km Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships $60,000
29 Aug 2007 1 15:10.13 OT 5 km Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships- Heat 2
18 Jul 2007 1 15:02.72 OT 5 km Algiers ALG All Africa Games
27 Jun 2007 1 14:30.18 OT 5 km Ostrava CZE Golden Spike
15 Jun 2007 1 14:16.63 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon Mobil Bislett Games
20 May 2007 1 9:10.47 OT 2 mi Carson CA/USA adidas Track Classic
01 Apr 2007 1 15:01 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $5,000
25 Feb 2007 2 32:08 RD 10 km San Juan PUR World's Best $15,000
03 Feb 2007 1 8:23.72 IT 3 km Stuttgart GER Sparkassen Cup $25,000
27 Jan 2007 1 8:30.31 IT 3 km Boston MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
30 Sep 2006 1 8:46.9 RD 3 km Newcastle ENG Great North Road Races $1,000
17 Sep 2006 1 14:39.11 OT 5 km Athens GRE IAAF World Cup in Athletics $30,000
10 Sep 2006 1 8:34.22 OT 3 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
09 Sep 2006 2 16:04.78 OT 5 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $20,000
03 Sep 2006 1 15:02.51 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF
25 Aug 2006 2 14:33.78 OT 5 km Brussels BEL Memorial Van Damme
10 Aug 2006 1 15:56.00 OT 5 km Bambous MRI African Championships
25 Jul 2006 1 8:24.66 OT 3 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan
14 Jul 2006 2 14:53.51 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
08 Jul 2006 2 14:54.30 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France
03 Jun 2006 1 14:24.53 OT 5 km New York NY/USA Reebok Grand Prix
28 May 2006 1 14:35.37 OT 5 km Hengelo NED Thales FBK-Games
06 May 2006 1 15:42.06 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
09 Apr 2006 1 14:46 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $5,000
11 Mar 2006 1 8:38.80 IT 3 km Moscow RUS IAAF World Indoor Championships $40,000
04 Feb 2006 1 8:30.72 IT 3 km Stuttgart GER Sparkassen Cup
28 Jan 2006 1 8:30.94 IT 3 km Boston MA/USA Boston Indoor Games
17 Sep 2005 1 14:58.79 OT 5 km Shanghai CHN Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
10 Sep 2005 1 8:47.26 OT 3 km Fontvieille MON IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
09 Sep 2005 1 14:45.87 OT 5 km Fontvieille MON IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
26 Aug 2005 1 14:28.98 OT 5 km Brussels BEL VanDamme Memorial $8,290
13 Aug 2005 2 14:39.54 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships $30,000
10 Aug 2005 1 15:13.52 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships- Heat 2
08 Jul 2005 3 14:32.90 OT 5 km Rome ITA Borotalco Golden Gala
11 Jun 2005 1 8:33.57 OT 3 km New York NY/USA Reebok Grand Prix
13 May 2005 1 8:39.75 OT 3 km Doha QAT Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix
23 Apr 2005 2 OT 3 km Addis Ababa ETH MOHA Addis Ababa Municipal Championships
06 Mar 2005 1 19:16 XC 6 km Fukuoka JPN Fukuoka Crosscountry
27 Feb 2005 1 15:39 RL 5.195 km Yokohama JPN Yokohama International Women's Ekiden- Leg 6
18 Feb 2005 1 8:33.05 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
29 Jan 2005 1 8:30.05 IT 3 km Roxbury MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
23 Nov 2004 1 14:44 RL 4.767 km Chiba JPN Hanji Aoki Cup- Leg 5 (F)
24 Sep 2004 1 15:09.97 OT 5 km Busan KOR Busan International
19 Sep 2004 1 8:36.46 OT 3 km Fontvieille MON IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
23 Aug 2004 1 14:45.65 OT 5 km Athens GRE Olympic Games
20 Aug 2004 1 14:52.39 OT 5 km Athens GRE Olympic Games- Semi-Final 2
02 Jul 2004 3 14:44.81 OT 5 km Rome ITA MGK Vis Golden Gala $4,870
11 Jun 2004 6 14:58.79 OT 5 km Bergen NOR Bergen Bislett Games
08 May 2004 1 9:16.76 OT 3 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
28 Mar 2004 3 15:23 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $2,000
07 Mar 2004 1 9:11.22 IT 3 km Budapest HUN IAAF World Indoor Championships $40,000
05 Mar 2004 1 8:57.39 IT 3 km Budapest HUN IAAF World Indoor Championships- Heat 2
20 Feb 2004 1 8:33.44 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
31 Jan 2004 1 14:53.14 IT 5 km Roxbury MA/USA adidas Boston Indoor Games
24 Nov 2003 1 15:43 RL 4.767 km Chiba JPN International Chiba Ekiden- Leg 5 (F)
30 Oct 2003 1 15:47.69 OT 5 km Hyderabad IND Afro-Asian Games
11 Oct 2003 1 16:42.0 OT 5 km Abuja NGR All-Africa Games
14 Sep 2003 4 8:38.31 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON IAAF Grand Prix Final $7,000
26 Aug 2003 9 15:11.72 OT 5 km Paris FRA IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
13 Jul 2003 4 8:47.67 OT 3 km Gateshead ENG Norwich Union Classic $2,000
11 Jul 2003 1 14:40.34 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala $5,085
01 Jul 2003 2 8:43.36 OT 3 km Lausanne SUI Athletissima
27 Jun 2003 4 14:43.46 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon Mobil Bislett Games $1,715
17 May 2003 1 14:59.88 OT 5 km Gresham OR/USA adidas Oregon Track Classic $3,500
08 May 2003 1 9:17.90 OT 3 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
06 May 2003 2 16:17.44 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
25 Apr 2003 1 16:21.72 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Addis Ababa Championships
13 Apr 2003 5 15:19 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $800
15 Mar 2003 3 8:42.58 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG IAAF World Indoor Championships $10,000
14 Mar 2003 1 8:49.80 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG IAAF World Indoor Championships- Heat 2
01 Feb 2003 1 8:57.22 IT 3 km Roxbury MA/USA adidas Boston Indoor Games
24 Jan 2003 1 15:36.69 IT 5 km Natick MA/USA Terrier Invitational- Invited
23 Nov 2002 3 15:44 RL 4.767 km Chiba JPN Hanji Aoki Cup Chiba Ekiden- Leg 5 $3,333
16 Sep 2002 1 15:26.45 OT 5 km Yokohama JPN Super Track and Field Meeting
30 Aug 2002 10 8:40.28 OT 3 km Brussels BEL Ivo VanDamme Memorial
19 Aug 2002 1 8:48.13 OT 3 km Linz AUT Raiffeisen Gugl Meeting Linz $1,970
21 Jul 2002 1 15:54.94 OT 5 km Kingston JAM IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships
16 Jul 2002 1 9:12.61 OT 3 km Kingston JAM IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships
15 May 2002 3 9:11.95 OT 3 km Doha QAT Doha Grand Prix
07 Apr 2002 11 15:58 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad
23 Mar 2002 13 21:06 XC 6 km Dublin IRL IAAF World Junior Crosscountry Championships
27 Jan 2002 2 9:34.03 IT 2 mi Roxbury MA/USA adidas Boston Indoor Games
23 Nov 2001 3 15:39 RL 4.767 km Chiba JPN Hanji Aoki Cup Ekiden- Women's Leg 5
02 Sep 2001 5 9:01.84 OT 3 km Rieti ITA Rieti
20 Jul 2001 12 9:07.11 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON Herculis
17 Jul 2001 7 15:17.52 OT 5 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan $855
14 Jul 2001 2 15:08.65 OT 5 km Heusden BEL Night of Athletics
09 Jun 2001 1 15:24.83 OT 5 km Palo Alto CA/USA Peregrine Systems US Open
03 Jun 2001 1 8:52.47 OT 3 km Gresham OR/USA adidas Oregon Track Classic $3,000
18 May 2001 3 9:07.26 OT 3 km Doha QAT Qatar Athletic Grand Prix
17 Oct 2000 2 16:23.69 OT 5 km Santiago CHI IAAF Coca-Cola World Junior Championships
05 Aug 2000 2 15:08.36 OT 5 km Heusden BEL Nacht van de Atletiek
14 Jul 2000 2 15:49.86 OT 5 km Algiers ALG African Championships
03 Jun 2000 5 8:59.90 OT 3 km Kerkrade NED Kerkrade Meeting
20 Feb 2000 8 16:53 RL 5 km Beijing CHN Beijing International Ekiden- Leg 3
28 Nov 1999 4 20:33 XC 6.2 km Tilburg NED Warande Cross
17 Oct 1999 3 17:17 XC 4.5 km Monte Valonsadero ESP Cross Internacional de Soria
17 Jul 1999 2 9:02.08 OT 3 km Bydgoszcz POL IAAF World Youth Championships
29 Apr 1999 6 33:54.41 OT 10 km n/a ETH Ethiopian Championships