2020 NN Valencia World Record Day

Letesenbet Gidey Crushes Women's 5,000m WR In 14:06.62

Letesenbet Gidey Crushes Women's 5,000m WR In 14:06.62

The 22-year-old Ethiopian took the record from countrywoman Tirunesh Dibaba over three seconds.

Oct 7, 2020
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22-year-old Letesenbet Gidey smashed fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba’s 5,000m world record on Wednesday night in Valencia, Spain, by running 14:06.62. Gidey, running in the NN Valencia World Record Day, took down Dibaba’s 14:11.15 mark which had stood since 2008.

Gidey followed steeplechase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech until just shy of 3,000m, a split which the Ethiopian hit just outside record pace at 8:31.