A career-reaching world record holder in the Netherlands, where she went as a refugee: Who is Sifan Hassan?

Don't mind me saying, rookie. Sifan Hassan is not a newbie athlete. She has world and Olympic championships and broke world records. But they were all on the track. In April 2023, the Dutchman entered a marathon for the first time. She did not hesitate to compete with the best in the world in this branch at the London Marathon. Her first marathon was a little rough. She stopped twice due to cramps before halfway through the 42km and 195m race, and had to do stretching and stretching. At the 25th kilometer, she was about 30 seconds behind the race leaders. She caught them first and won the race in 2 hours 18 minutes and 33 seconds with an unbearable attack in the last few hundred meters. In short, Hassan is a great competitor and we will see her again in a few branches at the Paris Olympics next year.

Sifan Hassan (born 1 January 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She is most recognized for her versatility in running championship and world leading performances in widely disparate distances. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres and a bronze medal for the 1500 metres. Hassan is the only athlete in Olympic history to win medals across a middle-distance event and both long-distance races in a single Games. She is only the second woman to complete an Olympic distance double.

Hassan, who started a new life by going from Ethiopia to the Netherlands at a young age, has made a name for himself with the successful grades she has achieved in middle and long-distance running in the international arena.

Ethiopian-Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan once again attracted attention with the world record she broke in the women's 10 thousand meters.

Hassan, who started a new life by going from Ethiopia to the Netherlands at a young age, continues to make a name for himself with the successful degrees she has achieved in middle and long-distance running in the international arena.

Finishing first in the women's 10,000 meters race held in Hengelo, Netherlands in 2021 with a time of 29.06.82, Hassan broke the world record by improving it by over 10 seconds.

She went with her dream of nursing, became a world record holder

Sifan Hassan, born on January 1, 1993, in Adama, Ethiopia, pursued a career as a world record holder in the Netherlands, where she went as a refugee at the age of 15 with her dream of nursing.

Hassan, who settled in the Netherlands and received a nursing education, started running again.

Discovering that she has the ability to achieve success in the international arena, Hassan took the first steps of an important career by starting to work at the Papendal National Sports Center, where many top athletes are trained.

Sifan Hassan, who showed himself in a short time with the medals she won in international championships, took Dutch citizenship in November 2013 and started to compete on behalf of this country.

Hassan has had many successes and records in 800, 1500, 3 thousand, 5 thousand, 10 thousand meters track, 5, 10, 15, 20 kilometers road races and half marathon, one hour and mile runs.

Has 4 world records

The women's 10 thousand meters was recorded as 28-year-old Hassan's 4th world record.

The Dutch athlete broke the world record by running 18.9 kilometers in an hour run in Belgium last year.

Hassan also completed the mile run and 5-kilometer road race held in Monaco in 2019 with a world record. Hassan, who broke the outdoor record with her time of 4.12.33 in the mile run, also achieved a record time of 14.44 in the 5-kilometer road race.

Two European and world champions

The record-breaking athlete won gold medals in the 1500 and 10,000 meters at the 2019 world championships held in Doha.

Hassan won the bronze medal in the 1500 meters at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing and the 5,000 meters at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

Sifan Hassan finished fifth in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Hassan, who holds many European records, especially in the half marathon, and first place in the Diamond League, also has European championships in the 1500 and 5 thousand meters.