2024 is sort of right here and it’s going to be an Olympic 12 months. One of many largest stars for the Olympics in athletics would be the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan. In 2021, Hassan made waves as she did one thing the world hadn’t seen since 1948 — competed in and received medals in three completely different observe occasions on the similar Olympics — as she captured gold within the 5,000 and 10,000 and bronze within the 1500. Since then, Hassan has added much more to her repertoire as she moved to the marathon this 12 months, profitable each London and Chicago.
Hassan is now the seventh=quickest girl in historical past at 1500 (3:51.95), the Ninth-fastest in historical past at 5000 (14:13.42) and 2nd-fastest in historical past within the 10,000 (29:06.82) and marathon (2:13:44).
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Would possibly she take into account operating all 4 occasions in 2024? That’s what we mentioned lately on a Supporter’s Membership bonus version of the LetsRun.com Observe Discuss podcast (video embedded under).
If Hassan goes for the 5000-10,000-marathon triple, the schedule is kind of doable as she’ll have at the very least in the future off between each occasion as proven under.
Hassan’s Olympic lineup if she does the 5000-10,000-marathonFriday, August 2 – 6:10 pm – 5000 1st roundMonday, August 5 – 9:10 pm – 5000 finalFriday, August 9 – 8:55 pm – 10,000 finalSunday, August 11 – 8:00 am – Marathon
Emil Zatopek is the one human to ever win gold in 5,000, 10,000 and marathon in Olympic historical past and he received gold in all three on the similar Olympics — 1952 Helsinki.
However may Hassan attempt to do all 4 occasions in Paris? That makes issues a lot tougher. The excellent news is the quadruple wouldn’t require Hassan to run two occasions on the identical day like she did in 2021 when she needed to run the primary spherical of the 1500 roughly 12 hours earlier than the 5000 closing, however she must run the marathon lower than 12 hours after the 1500 closing.
Hassan’s Olympic lineup if she does the 1500-5000-10,000-marathonFriday, August 2 – 6:10 pm – 5000 1st roundMonday, August 5 – 9:10 pm – 5000 finalTuesday, August 6 – 10:05 am -1500 1st roundThursday, August 8, 7:35 pm – 1500 semisFriday, August 9, 8:55 pm ET – 10,000 finalSaturday, August 10 – 8:25 pm – 1500 finalSunday, August 11 – 8:00 am – Marathon
Just one human has ever received 4 particular person medals in operating occasions at an Olympics. On the 1924 Paris Video games, Finland’s Ville Ritola received gold within the 10,000 and steeplechase and silver in cross nation and 5000.
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