NOBODY HAD A BLEMISH-FREE season and it came down to choosing either world champ Hellen Obiri or DL Trophy winner Sifan Hassan. Hassan beat Obiri convincingly in the Brussels race, but that was the only win she had all season. Obiri, on the other hand had a DL win (one in which she convincingly beat Hassan) to go with her gold medal and thus earned a narrow victory, her record third No. 1 in a row. Hassan skipped the WC 5000 in favor of her historic 1500/10,000 double…
THE WC SILVER/BRONZE MEDALISTS, Margaret Kipkemboi and Konstanze Klosterhalfen, reverse places here, the German getting the No. 3 spot based on a 2-place edge on the Kenyan in the DL Final… DL Final runner-up Letesenbet Gidey is another who was forced into a 5/10 choice in Doha by the timetable and went with the longer event.
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| 1. HELLEN OBIRI (Kenya) (12/13/89, 5-3/110) (1.60/50) | |||||
| 15:07.70 | … | 12)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Tirop; 2. Worku; 2. Fantu; 3. Rengeruk; 4. DeBues-Stafford; 5. Kipkirui; 6. Kipkemboi; 7. McColgan; 8. Courtney; 9. Can; 10. Kite; 11. Reh |
| 14:20.36 | … | 1)London DL | 7/21 | ||
| 14:33.90 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Hassan; 2. Gidey; 3. Klosterhalfen |
| 14:26.72 | … | 1)World Ch | 10/05 | ||
| (14:52.13h) | |||||
| 2. SIFAN HASSAN (Netherlands) (1/01/93, 5-7/108) (1.70/49) | |||||
| 14:38.54 | … | 2)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Kipkemboi |
| 14:22.12 | … | 3)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Tirop |
| 14:26.26 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ||
| 3. KONSTANZE KLOSTERHALFEN (Germany) (2/18/97, 5-6½/115) (1.69/52) | |||||
| 15:15.80i | … | 1)New Balance GP | 1/26 | ||
| 14:26.76 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 8/03 | ||
| 14:29.89 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Hassan; 2. Gidey |
| 14:28.43 | … | 3)World Ch | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Kipkemboi |
| (15:01.57h) | |||||
| 4. MARGARET KIPKEMBOI (Kenya) (2/09/93, 108) (49) | |||||
| 14:52.11 | … | 6)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Tirop; 2. Worku; 2. Fantu; 3. Rengeruk; 4. DeBues-Stafford; 5. Kipkirui |
| 14:37.22 | … | 1)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ||
| 14:31.69 | … | 4)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Tirop; 3. Hassan |
| 14:36.48 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Hassan; 2. Gidey; 3. Klosterhalfen; 4. Obiri |
| 15:46.65(A) | … | 2)Ken Tr | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Rengeruk |
| 14:27.49 | … | 2)World Ch | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Obiri |
| (15:01.58h) | |||||
| 5. AGNES TIROP (Kenya) (10/23/95, 5-2½/97) (1.59/44) | |||||
| 14:50.82 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ||
| 14:20.68 | … | 2)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Obiri |
| 14:37.32 | … | 6)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Hassan; 2. Gidey; 3. Klosterhalfen; 4. Obiri; 5. Kipkemboi |
| 6. LETESENBET GIDEY (Ethiopia) (3/20/98) | |||||
| 14:51.46 | … | 10)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Tirop; 3. Hassan; 4. Kipkemboi; 5. Kipkirui; 6. Cherono; 7. Chebet; 8. Rengeruk; 9. Kite |
| 14:29.54 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Hassan |
| 7. TSEHAY GEMECHU (Ethiopia) (12/12/98) | |||||
| 14:59.79 | … | 1)Nijmegen | 6/15 | ||
| 14:29.60 | … | 4)World Ch | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Kipkemboi; 3. Klosterhalfen |
| (15:01.57h) | |||||
| 8. LILIAN RENGERUK (Kenya) (5/03/97) | |||||
| 14:51.34 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Tirop; 2. Worku; 2. Fantu |
| 15:23.7(A) | … | 1)AfrG Tr | 6/22 | ||
| 14:48.69 | … | 8)London DL | 7/21 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Tirop; 3. Hassan; 4. Kipkemboi; 5. Kipkirui; 6. Cherono; 7. Chebet |
| 15:33.63 | … | 1)African G | 8/26 | ||
| 15:43.55(A) | … | 1)Ken Tr | 9/13 | ||
| 14:36.05 | … | 5)World Ch | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Kipkemboi; 3. Klosterhalfen; 4. Gemechu |
| (15:02.03h) | |||||
| 9. TAYE FANTU (Ethiopia) (3/29/99) | |||||
| 15:53.3(A) | … | 1)Eth Ch | 5/12 | ||
| 14:51.31 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 5/30 | ▷ | 1. Tirop |
| 14:45.59 | … | 8)Brussels DL | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Hassan; 2. Gidey; 3. Klosterhalfen; 4. Obiri; 5. Kipkemboi; 6. Tirop; 7. DeBues-Stafford |
| 14:40.47 | … | 6)World Ch | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Kipkemboi; 3. Klosterhalfen; 4. Gemechu; 5. Rengeruk |
| (15:02.74h) | |||||
| 10. HAWI FEYSA (Ethiopia) (2/01/99) | |||||
| 15:54.5(A) | … | 2)Eth Ch | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Fantu |
| 14:38.76 | … | 3)Hengelo IWC | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Kipkemboi; 2. Hassan |
| 15:33.99 | … | 2)African G | 8/26 | ▷ | 1. Rengeruk |
| 14:44.92 | … | 8)World Ch | 10/05 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Kipkemboi; 3. Klosterhalfen; 4. Gemechu; 5. Rengeruk; 6. Fantu; 7. Weightman |
| (14:53.85h) | |||||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Karissa Schweizer (Bowerman TC) | 6. | Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project) | |
| 1)Sunset, 2)USATF, 9)World Ch | 5)Sunset, 6)USATF, 5)Berlin IWC | |||
| 2. | Elinor Purrier (New Balance) | 7. | Vanessa Fraser (Nike) | |
| 1)Martinez, 3)USATF, 11)World Ch | 3)Sunset, 8)USATF, 7)Berlin IWC | |||
| 3. | Shelby Houlihan (Bowerman TC) | 8. | Jenny Simpson (New Balance) | |
| 1)USATF | 2)New Balance Indoor, 1)Jordan | |||
| 4. | Rachel Schneider (Under Armour) | 9. | Kim Conley (New Balance) | |
| 1)USATF Distance Classic, 4)USATF, 8h)World Ch | 11)Hengelo IWC, 13)USATF, 3)Pan-Am Games | |||
| 5. | Marielle Hall (Bowerman TC) | 10. | Molly Huddle (Saucony) | |
| 1)BU Indoor, 2)Sunset, 5)USATF | 1)Bay Shore | |||
