Sifan Hassan

Sifan Hassan

Sifan Hassan (Oromo: Siifan Hassan; born 1 January 1993) is an Oromo-Dutch middle- and long-distance runner of Oromo descent. She won two gold medals at the 2019 World Championships, in the 1500 metres and 10,000 metres events, becoming the only athlete (male or female) in history to win both events at a single World Championships or Olympic Games.Hassan was the 2016 1500 metres indoor world champion. At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, she won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres, following that with a bronze medal in the 5000 metres in the 2017 championships. Hassan is the world record holder for both the 5 km road race and the mile, both set in 2019, as well as the one hour run, set in 2020. She held the world record for the women's 10,000 metres for two days in June 2021. In 2021, Hassan won the gold medal in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, and bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the Tokyo Olympics. She is the only athlete in history to medal at these events in the same Olympic Games.

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