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Meseret Defar
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Ethiopian female Olympic long-distance runner
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Meseret Defar is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner and athletics competitor. Born on November 19, 1983, in Addis Ababa, she represents Ethiopia in international sports. Her athletic career includes participation in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Games, she competed in the women's 5000 metres event.
Defar speaks Amharic and stands 155 centimeters tall with a mass of 45 kilograms. She is recognized as a person in music databases, though specific musical works are not detailed beyond a count of five associated entries. Her profile is referenced by 391 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Nationality
- Ethiopian
- Born
- ( 1983-11-19 ) 19 November 1983 (age 42) , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
- Height
- 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 42 kg (93 lb)
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- 3000 metres , 5000 metres
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Place of birth
- Addis Ababa
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Languages spoken
- Amharic
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Ethiopia
- Mass
- 45
- Image
- 5106 defar 3000m (26069156306).jpg
- Height
- 155
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- Commons category
- Meseret Defar
- date of birth
- 1983-11-19
- sports discipline competed in
- long-distance running
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Encyclopedic overview
Olympic Games
2004 Athens5000 m
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