Sifan Hassan Captures Gold in the Marathon
- August 11, 2024
Nike athlete Sifan Hassan claimed gold today in the women’s marathon, clocking a time of 2:22:55, breaking away from a pack of three in the last minutes of the race.
The medal was her third of the Paris Games, as she secured bronze in the 5,000 meter on August 5 and 10,000 meter on August 9. She is the first athlete to complete this triple feat since Czech runner Emil Zátopek swept gold in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
“When running, sometimes I feel good…and sometimes I feel bad and feel like I can’t continue,” says the 31-year-old Dutch athlete. “Life is the same way, and that’s what makes life beautiful, the way it goes up and down.”
As of late July, the versatile runner ranked as the 22nd-fastest woman in the 1,500 meter, seventh-fastest in the 5,000 meter, ninth-fastest in the 10,000 meter and second-fastest in the marathon.
In 2021, she became the only athlete in Olympic history to medal in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meter events at the same Olympics Games.
Last fall, Sifan won the 2023 Chicago Marathon — and achieved the second-fastest women’s marathon finish of all time — in 2:13:44.
Nike Athlete: Sifan Hassan
