14/11/75 -
4:01.54 (96), 8:30.03 (95), 14:41.12 (96). 1st 91 Eur
Jnr 3000 (at age 15), 2nd 92 W Jnr 3000, 1st 93 Eur Jnr 3000, 4th
94 W Jnr CC, 1st 94 W Jnr 3000, 3rd 94 Eur 3000, 3rd 94 W Cup
3000, 1st 95 W Ind 3000; 10th 95 World CC, 4th 95 World 5000, 1st
95 WSG 5000 (& 1st 1500), 9th 96 World CC, 2nd 96 Oly 1500
(ht 5000). At 1500 improved in 96 from best of 4:10.32 (93) to
4:03.18 and then 4:01.54 for Olympic silver after flopping in her
"main" event, the 5000. Youngest ever individual world
indoor champion at 19 in 1995 |