Sifan Hassan
- January 10, 2024
- Runner
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Sifan Hassan Biography
| Birthday | Jan 1 |
| Birth Year | 1993 |
Sifan Hassan is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on January 1, 1993 in Adama, Ethiopia. Sifan Hassan (Oromo: Siifan Hassan born on January 1, 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch long- and middle-distance athlete. She was awarded two medals of gold at the World Championships, in the 1500 metres and 10,000 meters events. She is the only female or male athlete (male as well as female) to have won both events at the same World Championships or Olympic Games.
Hassan had her breakthrough moment in 2013’s season. She ran an 800m time at 2:00.86 minutes to win the KBC Night of Athletics and won the 1500m during the Nijmegen Global Athletics and Golden Spike Ostrava events. In 2013, on the IAAF Diamond League circuit she was second in the 1500 m race at Athletissima with an individual record of 4:03.73 minutes. She was also third in the DN Galan 3000 m with an average of 8:32.53 minutes. This time was ranked as the fourth fastest athlete in the world in that year.
From late 2016 until October 2019, Sifan Hassan was coached by Alberto Salazar, the Nike Oregon Project coach. However, Alberto Salazar is currently serving a four-year ban for doping violations, leaving Hassan without any coach.
Hassan was the 2016 1500m indoor World champion. At the 2015 Beijing World Championships she won a bronze medal in the 1500m and a bronze medal in the 5000m at the 2017 London edition. In February 2019 Hassan set the world record for a 5 km road race and in July 2019 she broke the women’s mile world record.
She obtained Dutch nationality in the month of November of 2013 and in the next month, she made her debut in her new country. In the 2013, European Cross Country Championships she took home an award for gold in the category of under-23 and also helped propel the Dutch team climb to third place in the ranking. She also took home both the Warandeloop as well as the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels races in the winter of 2013. In the first week of 2014, she set a world-leading speed in the time of 8:45.32 minutes in the 3000m at the Weltklasse in Karlsruhe and then beat the Dutch record for the indoor 1500 m race with an impressive time in 4:05.34 seconds at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.
Sifan Hassan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sifan Hassan is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sifan Hassan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In Adama in Ethiopia She left her country in the form of a refugee, and was able to arrive in the Netherlands in 2008, aged fifteen. She started running as she was completing studies to become nurse.
Affiliated with Eindhoven Atletiek. She took part in at the Eindhoven Half Marathon on the 11th of November in 2011. She finished the race by clocking an average time of 77:10 minutes. She also finished second in two cross country events (Sylvestercross as well as the Mol Lotto Cross Cup). She took home these races in 2012 along with the 3000m race at Leiden Gouden Spike event.
At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Hassan won the bronze medal in the 1500 meters. She became the second female Dutch athlete ever to win a medal at the World Championships, after Dafne Schippers. She was the third female Dutch winner at the 2015 European Cross Country Championships, following in the footsteps of fellow African migrants Hilda Kibet and Lornah Kiplagat.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Sifan Hassan height 5 ft 7 in Sifan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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On 28 September, she became the 2019 World Champion in the 10,000 metres in her second race for that distance. Her first race at the 10,000-metre distance was in Stanford in a time of 31:18.12, doing just enough to achieve the qualifying standard for the 2019 World Championships. The winning time of 30:17.62 was the best time of the year on the track. Alina Reh (Germany) led the field after 3000 metres in 9:29.69. The front runner reached the halfway point in 15:32.70. Letensebet Gidey (Ethiopia) finished in 30:21.23, with Agnes Tirop (Kenya) coming in third place in 30:25.50. The second half of the run was covered in 14:45.
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Sifan Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Sifan Hassan celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.
She is the 2019 Diamond league 1500 m & 5000 m winner. She is the training partner of Yomif Kejelcha.
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Personal information
Weight| 49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country| Netherlands
Sport| Athletics
What country is Sifan Hassan from?
Nationality
How old is Sifan Hassan?
29 years (January 1, 1993)
How tall is Sifan Hassan?
5′ 7″
Who fell and still won gold?
Dutch Runner Who Fell During Her Race Went On To Win Gold. She’s Aiming For 2 More. Sifan Hassan of Team Netherlands celebrates as she walks the track with her country’s flag after winning the gold medal in the women’s 5,000-meter final on Day 10 of the Tokyo Games. It’s undeniable: Sifan Hassan is killing it.