No other man or woman has won both the 1500 and 10,000 meters in the history of the WorldAthleticsChamps.
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won an unprecedented double at the world championships on Saturday, October 5, taking home a second gold medal in the 1500 meters after winning the 10,000 one week ago.
Hassan, who trains with the Nike Oregon Project, ran 3:51.95 for the win, missing the world record by just two seconds.Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won the 1500 meters in 3:51.95, collecting her second gold medal of the world championships. The race followed an impressive victory in the 10,000-meter final, which she won just one week earlier. No other man or woman has won both the 1500 and 10,000 meters in the history of the world championships.
Behind Hassan, Faith Kipyegon finished second in a Kenyan national record of 3:54.22, while the bronze medal went to Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, who ran a personal best of 3:54.38.broke the American record on her way to finishing fourth overall in 3:54.99. The Bowerman Track Club standout shattered the previous American record of 3:56.29 set by Shannon Rowbury in 2015.
With one final move that none of her competitors could match, Hassan surged ahead in the final 300 meters of the 1500, finishing three seconds faster than Kipyegon, Tsegay, and Houlihan.In the 10,000 meters for Hassan, the versatile runner—who trains with the Nike Oregon Project—threw down a 61-second last lap to beat Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in a Dutch national record 30:17.33. The performance was her second 10,000-meter race ever.
Just three days after winning the 10,000 meters, Hassan returned to the track to contest the first round of the 1500 and she didn’t disappoint. The 26-year-old won her heat in 4:03. The next day, she returned to run the semifinal and won her section in a tactical 4:14.69. Hassan’s 1500-meter crown is her seventh global championship medal.
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