How tall is Meseret Defar?

Meseret Defar's listed height is 155 cm (5'1"). She is taller than about 42% of women in Ethiopia.

Where 155 cm sits among women in Ethiopia

Taller than about 42% of women in Ethiopia born in 1983 (average 156.3 cm).

About Meseret Defar

Meseret Defar is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres. She was born on 19 November 1983 in Addis Ababa.

Defar won Olympic gold over 5,000 metres at the 2004 Athens and 2012 London Games, and bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the World Championships she won silver in 2005 and gold in 2007. She broke the 5,000 m world record in 2006 and again in 2007, and held it until 2008. In 2007 in Brussels she became the only woman to run two miles in under nine minutes, in 8:58.58. She also won four consecutive 3,000 m gold medals at the World Indoor Championships from 2004 to 2010. She took a break in 2014 to start a family.

Defar is listed at 155 cm (5'1").

Frequently asked

How tall is Meseret Defar in feet and inches? Meseret Defar is 5'1" tall, which is 155 cm, 61 inches or 1.55 m.

Is Meseret Defar tall for women in Ethiopia? At 155 cm she is taller than about 42% of women in Ethiopia born in 1983, whose average height is 156.3 cm.

Sources

• Meseret Defar on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Meseret Defar on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 155 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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