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Hellen OBIRI

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Country

Kenya

Born

13 DEC 1989 (36y YRS)

2X

Diamond League Champion

17x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Women's 800 Metres 2:00.54 Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 05 AUG 2011
Women's 1500 Metres 3:57.05 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014
Women's Mile 4:16.15 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 22 JUL 2018
Women's 3000 Metres 8:20.68 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 09 MAY 2014
Women's 2 Miles 9:14.55 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 20 AUG 2021
Women's 5000 Metres 14:18.37 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 08 JUN 2017
Women's 5 Kilometres Road 14:30 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 08 SEP 2021

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:33.98 - 4. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 28 MAY 2021 1194
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
9:14.55 - 3. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 20 AUG 2021 1186
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:26.38 - 1. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 01 JUL 2021 1229
14:26.23 - 3. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 03 SEP 2021 1229
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:30 - 2. Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) 08 SEP 2021 1223
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:25.60 - 1. Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 03 MAY 2019 1224
8:27.26 - 6. Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1218
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
15:07.70 - 12. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 30 MAY 2019 1148
14:20.36 - 1. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 21 JUL 2019 1241
14:33.90 - 4. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2019 1214
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:16.15 - 3. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 22 JUL 2018 1221
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:53.65 - 14. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 04 MAY 2018 1127
8:36.26 - 3. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 18 AUG 2018 1186
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:35.03 - 3. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2018 1212
14:21.75 - 1. Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018 1238
14:38.39 - 1. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 30 AUG 2018 1205
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:10.53 - 11. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 23 AUG 2020 1122
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:22.54 - 1. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 25 SEP 2020 1235
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:22.12 - 1. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020 1238
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:00.46 - 2. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017 1202
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:16.56 - 1. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 09 JUL 2017 1218
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:23.14 - 1. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 21 JUL 2017 1232
8:30.21 - 4. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 20 AUG 2017 1208
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:22.47 - 1. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 13 MAY 2017 1237
14:18.37 - 1. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 08 JUN 2017 1245
14:25.88 - 1. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 01 SEP 2017 1230
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
3:59.34 - 2. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 14 MAY 2016 1211
4:05.88 - 6. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 16 JUN 2016 1159
4:08.54 - 11. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016 1138
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:24.27 - 1. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 15 JUL 2016 1228
8:33.96 - 2. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 25 AUG 2016 1194
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:32.02 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2016 1218
14:25.78 - 2. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 09 SEP 2016 1230
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
3:57.05 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014 1229
3:58.89 - 3. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 05 JUL 2014 1214
4:05.26 - 8. Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 11 JUL 2014 1164
4:04.75 - 9. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2014 1168
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:20.68 - 1. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 09 MAY 2014 1241
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:04.84 - 2. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 25 MAY 2013 1167
3:58.58 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2013 1217
4:00.93 - 2. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 JUL 2013 1198
4:06.92 - 3. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013 1151
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:34.25 - 6. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 22 AUG 2013 1193
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:03.15 - 4. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 19 MAY 2012 1180
3:59.68 - 2. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012 1208
4:04.42 - 4. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 07 JUN 2012 1170
4:01.43 - 4. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 06 JUL 2012 1194
4:05.39 - 6. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 17 AUG 2012 1163
4:12.98 - 6. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 26 AUG 2012 1103
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
2:00.54 - 7. Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 05 AUG 2011 1153
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:02.42 - 7. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 16 SEP 2011 1186
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
DNF - Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 15 MAY 2011 0

Honours

2x World champion
2x Olympic Games silver medallist
2x Diamond League Final winner
1x World Championships silver medallist
1x Olympic Games bronze medallist
1x World Championships bronze medallist
2x In top 8 at Olympic Games
1x In top 8 at World Championships
1x African champion
17x Diamond League meeting winner
2x Diamond Trophy winner
1x World Records in career