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Sifan Hassan

1993 - Today

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Sifan Hassan (Oromo: Siifan Hassan; born January 1993 in Ethiopia) is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She is most recognized for her versatility in running championship and world-leading performances in widely disparate distances. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning gold medals in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres and a bronze medal for the 1,500 metres. Hassan is the only athlete in Olympic history to win medals across a middle-distance event and both long-distance races in a single Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sifan Hassan is the 2,310th most popular athlete (down from 2,146th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Ethiopia and the 8th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sifan Hassan ranks 2,310 out of 6,025. Before her are Armin Zöggeler, Bruce Harlan, Karl-Hans Riehm, José Marín, Yuliya Levchenko, and Jack Yerman. After her are Lynn Davies, Elfi Zinn, Phil Heath, Martha Hudson, Nicola McDermott, and István Szívós.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Sifan Hassan ranks 112. Before her are Dennis Schröder, Davy Klaassen, Caroline Garcia, Miranda Cosgrove, Ji Soo, and Victoria Justice. After her are Lasha Talakhadze, Debby Ryan, Thomas Partey, Will Poulter, Shu Kameshima, and Barbara Pravi.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Sifan Hassan ranks 55 out of 105. Before her are Menen Asfaw (1889), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), Malik Ambar (1548), Hubert Auriol (1952), Derartu Tulu (1972), and Tirunesh Dibaba (1985). After her are Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), and Tigst Assefa (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Sifan Hassan ranks 8. Before her are Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Derartu Tulu (1972), and Tirunesh Dibaba (1985). After her are Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), and Meseret Defar (1983).

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