The mile run (1,760 yards metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races.It survived track and field's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race.. In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 …

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE OLY (born 28 January 1986) is a British retired track and field athlete from England, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 metres hurdles.As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 European champion. She is also the 2010 world indoor pentathlon …

Digital exhibition: 2022 World Athletics Photograph of the Year shortlisted images. A digital exhibition has been created featuring the 26 images shortlisted for World Athletics Photograph of the Year...

Life and career. Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province, the same village as Kenenisa Bekele.She is the cousin of Ejegayehu Dibaba, Tirunesh Dibaba and Genzebe Dibaba.. Derartu is the first Ethiopian woman and the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal, which she won in the 10,000 m event at the 1992 …

Oct 14, 2022 · The TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday (16) will bring together three winners of global titles. Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba will be making their marathon debuts at the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race, while 2017 world champion Rose Chelimo is also in the field.. The incredibly deep men’s field, meanwhile, includes nine men with PBs faster …

Nov 10, 2022 · Ethiopian superstar Genzebe Dibaba holds the world record at 3:50.07. "You definitely had to pace yourself and see what everyone else is running to be able to put yourself in the best position ...

Genzebe Dibaba / Track and ... 115-lb. Dibaba—who last summer broke Yunxia Qu’s seemingly untouchable 16-year-old 1,500-meter world record and then took gold in the event at the world champs ...

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Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE DL (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track and field athlete, active between 1984 and 1997, who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles.During a golden 24-month period between 1992 and 1994, Gunnell won every international event open to her, claiming Olympic Games, World Championship, European …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD, OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m.She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. One of the most enduring track athletes in history, Fraser-Pryce’s career spans over a decade and a half, from the late 2000s to the 2020s. Her success on the …