Faith Kipyegon Breaks Women's 5000m World Record in Paris

Friday, 09 June 2023

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon broke the women's 5000m at the Meeting de Paris, a Wanda Diamond League, on Friday (9).

Just one week after running a sensational 3:49.11 to break 1500m World Record, Kipyegon ran an astonishing 14:05.20 smashing Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey's 14:06.65 5000m record in Paris.

Women's 5000m Results Paris Diamond League

PLACE	NAME	NAT.	MARK	RECORDS
1.	Faith KIPYEGON	KEN	14:05.20	WR*, AR
2.	Letesenbet GIDEY	ETH	14:07.94
3.	Ejgayehu TAYE	ETH	14:13.31
4.	Lilian Kasait RENGERUK	KEN	14:23.05
5.	Freweyni HAILU	ETH	14:23.45
6.	Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI	KEN	14:23.67
7.	Lemlem HAILU	ETH	14:34.53
8.	Alicia MONSON	USA	14:34.88
9.	Agnes Jebet NGETICH	KEN	14:36.70
10.	Grace Loibach NAWOWUNA	KEN	14:42.63
11.	Laura MUIR	GBR	14:48.14
12.	Elly HENES	USA	15:04.54
13.	Whittni MORGAN	USA	15:20.59
	Beatrice CHEPKOECH	KEN	DNF
	Tigist KETEMA	ETH	DNF
	Hanna KLEIN	GER	DNF
	Sarah LAHTI	SWE	DNF
	Diribe WELTEJI	ETH	DNF

Paris Diamond League Results

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