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Defar Clocks 9:06.26 World Best For Two Miles In Prague | TheFinalSprint.com
published 366 days, 21 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by run_atlantarun_atlanta 376 days, 8 hours, 53 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:50:19 AM GMT Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:12:14 PM GMT
Defar Clocks 9:06.26 World Best For Two Miles In Prague | TheFinalSprint.com
Meseret Defar capped her short but sterling indoor campaign with a 9:06.26 world best to highlight a thoroughly entertaining inaugural edition of the aptly named Meeting of World Record Holders meet in the Czech capital tonight (26). “My goal was to get three world records this season,” said Defar, who eight days ago broke the world indoor mark in the 5000m with a 14:24.37 run in Stockholm. “I only missed one, so that’s not bad.” (more)
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iaaf.org - NEWS FLASH - 14:24.37 World 5000m record by Defar in Stockholm!
published 381 days, 3 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by run_atlantarun_atlanta 385 days, 20 hours, 21 minutes ago
Monday, February 23, 2009 6:34:55 PM GMT Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:44:20 AM GMT
iaaf.org - NEWS FLASH - 14:24.37 World 5000m record by Defar in Stockholm!
Stockholm, Sweden - In a stunning performance, Meseret Defar set a new World record in the 5000m, clocking 14:24.37* at the GE Galan Meeting tonight (18) in Stockholm. The performance by the 25-year-old Ethiopian knocked more than three seconds from the previous mark of 14:27.42 set by her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in Boston in 2007. Defar's was the seventh World record set at the GE Galan meeting. Previously, Haile Gebrselassie and Daniel Komen set records in the men's 5000m, Maria Mutola twice b... (more)
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iaaf.org - Eight world leads in Stuttgart as Defar and Kaki shine
published 394 days, 3 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 396 days, 23 hours, 36 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:54:56 PM GMT Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:29:00 PM GMT
iaaf.org - Eight world leads in Stuttgart as Defar and Kaki shine
Stuttgart, Germany - The two publicised World record attacks both fell short, but the Sparkassen Cup meeting in Stuttgart still set the standard for this indoor season with world-leading marks in eight events before a packed house in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle. The Sparkassen Cup is an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting. Another strong effort from Defar, but Alminova provides company For the second year in a row, Meseret Defar learned what an excellent World record of 8:23.72 she set in the women’s... (more)
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World Record Assaults By Defar And Kaki On Tap In Stuttgart On Saturday
published 388 days, 3 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 397 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes ago
Monday, February 16, 2009 6:09:47 PM GMT Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:27:21 PM GMT
World Record Assaults By Defar And Kaki On Tap In Stuttgart On Saturday
STUTTGART -- World record attempts by Meseret Defar and Abubaker Kaki will hope to attract the headlines at Saturday’s 23rd edition of the Sparkassen Cup in Stuttgart. Seven world records have been set in the middle and long distance events at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle over the past quarter century, most recently Defar’s sensational 8:23.72 in the 3000m in 2007 where she was surprisingly chased to the finish by compatriot Meselech Melkamu who finished just a scant 0.02 seconds behin... (more)
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tags: Abubaker Kaki, Meseret Defar