Sifan Hassan, her Results Sofar Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

Sifan Hassan (Oromo: Siifan Hassan) (Nazreth (Ethiopia) ,
1 January 1993
is a Dutch athlete of Ethiopian descent,
who has specialized
in the medium and long distances.

On Friday 22 November 2013,
the athlete received Dutch nationality.
In 2014 she became European champion in the 1500 m,
in 2015 the European Indoor champion and
in 2016 World Indoor champion

In 2015 she also won the European cross-country title,
in 2018 the European title in the 5000 m.
In 2019 she became world champion
in the 1500 and 10,000 m.

In 2021 she became Olympic champion in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m and won bronze in the 1,500 m.
She was the first athlete to medal in
all three distances at the same Olympics.

Hassan holds three European track records (in 1500,3000, and 5000 m) and
a European record on the road (in the half marathon) ,
plus two world records on the track (on the English mile and the hour run) and
a world record on the road (5 km) .