Genzebe Dibaba Runs Fastest 2000m Ever

Genzebe Dibaba Runs Fastest 2000m Ever

Genzebe Dibaba Runs Fastest 2000m Ever

Feb 7, 2017 by Dennis Young
Genzebe Dibaba Runs Fastest 2000m Ever
Competing in Sabadell, Spain, 1500m world record holder and Olympic silver medalist Genzebe Dibaba ran 5:23.75 for 2000 meters--faster than any woman ever. That's averaging 64.75 seconds per lap, which would put her through 1600 meters in 4:19 or so.



Sabadell is the same city in Spain where Dibaba's then-coach, Jama Aden, was arrested in a doping bust last year. It's at least Dibaba's seventh world record and sixth indoor world record--she holds world bests in the outdoor 1500m and indoor 1500m, mile, 3K, 5K, and two mile. The old world record in the indoor 2K was 5:30; the outdoor world record is Sonia O'Sullivan's 5:25.