Meraf Bahta SWE   
Date of birth: 24 June 89
Age: 31 years 190 days
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Club/team: Hälle IF
Former nationality: ERI -> 1 Dec 2013
Doping offence: Test:   Testday: 24.5.2018
Substance:   Punishment: 1 year ineligibility  Ban start: 1.09.2018  Ban end: 31.08.2019
5000m European Champion 2014
2 European Silvers
2016: 5000 2017: CC Short
Cross Country 7.782km European Bronze Medallist 2014
1500m 6th at Olympic Games 2016
1500m World Championships finalist 2017
1500m 5th at World Junior Championships 2006
17 National Titles
1500m World Alltime no. 141 4:00.49 Bruxelles 1 Sep 2017
10,000m World Alltime no. 146 31:13.06 Stanford CA 5 May 2017
5000m World Alltime no. 130 14:49.95 Rabat 22 May 2016
800m World Alltime no. 2039 2:04.41 Stockholm/S 2 Sep 2017
5km, Road World Alltime no. 147 15:31 Mölnlycke 19 Dec 2020
10km, Road World Alltime no. 194 31:44 Hole 21 Oct 2017
One Mile World Alltime no. 113 4:25.26 Oslo 9 Jun 2016
3000m World Alltime no. 140 8:37.50 Monaco 21 Jul 2017
3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 70 8:42.46 Madrid 8 Feb 2018
5000m World Junior Alltime no. 558 15:56.30 Alger 18 Jul 2007

PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  1:03.73+w   1Stockholm/S2 Sep
 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  2:07.19w    4Bilbao21 Jun
2009  2:17.64w    1Uddevalla25 Jul
2010  2:10.35w    1Göteborg/U4 Jul
2011  2:15.47w    1Göteborg/S24 May
2013  2:10.01w    4Göteborg/U30 Jun
2016  2:10.0h+w    Zürich1 Sep
2017  2:04.41w   1Stockholm/S2 Sep
2020  2:04.48w    4Zagreb15 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  2:09.7h+iw   4Stockholm/G19 Feb
 
1000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  2:48.95w    3Lerum9 Aug
2016  2:48.5h+w    1Rio de Janeiro12 Aug
2017  2:41.5h+w   Bruxelles1 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  2:49.5h+iw   3h2Birmingham2 Mar
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:16.01w    NR NJR5-19Beijing20 Aug
2007  4:15.12w    NR NJR9Alger22 Jul
2008  4:12.52w   NR NU20R 6Huelva13 Jun
2009  4:28.93w    7Karlskrona6 Jul
2010  4:22.86w    8Sollentuna1 Jul
2011  4:19.82w    7Sollentuna28 Jun
2012  4:14.09w    8Sollentuna5 Jul
2013  4:05.11w   NR 1Heusden13 Jul
2014  4:01.34w    5Zürich28 Aug
2016  4:02.62w    3London22 Jul
2017  4:00.49w   5Bruxelles1 Sep
2019  4:29.55w    12Zagreb3 Sep
2020  4:10.43w    4Göteborg/S29 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  4:29.47iw    1Göteborg/FH13 Feb
2011  4:36.63iw    5 Göteborg/FH27 Feb
2012  4:24.55iw    10Stockholm/G23 Feb
2015  4:06.42iw    2Stockholm/G19 Feb
2017  4:06.40iw    3Toruń10 Feb
2018  4:04.89iw   2Toruń15 Feb
 
One Mile
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  4:25.26w   3Oslo9 Jun
 
2000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  6:26.2h+w    2rBStockholm/S22 Jun
2014  6:08.0h+w    Lausanne3 Jul
2016  5:46.7h+w   Rabat22 May
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  9:44.68w    4Karlstad23 Jul
2010  9:39.85w    1Göteborg/S1 Jun
2011  9:18.46w   NR 4Karlstad2 Aug
2012  9:28.08w    1Oslo24 May
2013  8:58.55w   NR 2Lapinlahti21 Jul
2014  8:57.06w    9Lausanne3 Jul
2015  9:10.27+w    11Eugene OR30 May
2016  8:43.08w   NR 9Doha6 May
2017  8:37.50w   NR9Monaco21 Jul
2018  9:17.3h+w    2Palo Alto CA3 May
2019  9:44.6h+w    Andújar6 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  9:36.59iw    1 Örebro18 Feb
2014  9:09.24iw    1Göteborg/FH22 Feb
2017  8:43.00iw   NR 4Birmingham18 Feb
2018  8:42.46iw   NR1Madrid8 Feb
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  15:56.30w   NU20R 7Alger18 Jul
2008  15:58.31w    15Roma11 Jul
2010  16:28.77w    2Stockholm/S22 Jun
2011  16:29.08w    3Helsinki10 Sep
2014  14:59.49w   NR 2Stanford CA4 May
2015  15:46.97w    10Eugene OR30 May
2016  14:49.95w   NR7Rabat22 May
2017  15:56.4h+w    8Palo Alto CA5 May
2018  15:15.33w    1Stanford CA3 May
2019  15:35.17w    3Andújar6 Sep
2020  15:27.54w    10Ostrava8 Sep
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  33:11.45w    1Tampere3 Sep
2017  31:13.06w   NR1Stanford CA5 May
2020  34:07.21w    1Uppsala14 Aug
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  15:31w   NR1Mölnlycke19 Dec
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  36:18w    2Stockholm14 Aug
2011  34:00w    1Hole22 Oct
2012  33:25w    3Hole20 Oct
2013  33:21w    2Hole19 Oct
2014  32:40w    1Stockholm6 Sep
2016  33:21w    1Schoorl14 Feb
2017  31:44w   NR2Hole21 Oct
2020  32:02w    1rAAnderstorp10 Oct
 
3 x 1500 m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  w   Kil31 Dec

IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
1500m
WJ 2006: 5-194:16.01 2h3-194:18.10
AAG 2007: 94:15.12 6h14:15.97
OG 2016: 64:12.59 5s24:06.41 5h34:06.82
ETC-1 2017: 24:14.51
WC 2017: 94:04.76 2s24:04.04 2h34:03.23
3000m
Cont Cup 2014: 28:58.48
5000m
AAG 2007: 715:56.30
EC 2014: 115:31.39
ETC 2014: 115:36.36
EC 2016: 215:20.54
10,000m
EC 2018: 32:19.34DQ
Cross Country 6.0km
WC 2005: 32-1922:43
WC 2006: 12-1920:22
WC 2007: 6-1921:24
Cross Country 7.905km
WC 2008: 4327:31
Cross Country 7.782km
EC 2014: 328.52
Cross Country 8.23km
EC 2017: 227:03
 
Indoor
1500m
EC 2017: 44:07.90 1h24:12.39
WC 2018: 104:23.05 8h24:22.40
3000m
WC 2018: 129:05.94

PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
400m
Outdoor1:03.73+    Stockholm/S2 Sep 2017
 
800m
Outdoor2:04.41    Stockholm/S2 Sep 2017
Indoor2:09.7h+    Stockholm/G19 Feb 2015
 
1000m
Outdoor2:41.5h+    Bruxelles1 Sep 2017
Indoor2:49.5h+    Birmingham2 Mar 2018
 
1500m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor4:00.49    Bruxelles1 Sep 2017
Indoor4:04.89    Toruń15 Feb 2018
 
One Mile
Outdoor4:25.26    Oslo9 Jun 2016
 
2000m
Outdoor5:46.7h+    Rabat22 May 2016
 
3000m
Outdoor8:37.50    NRMonaco21 Jul 2017
Indoor8:42.46    NRMadrid8 Feb 2018
 
5000m
Outdoor14:49.95    NRRabat22 May 2016
 
10,000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor31:13.06    NRStanford CA5 May 2017
 
5km, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor15:31    NRMölnlycke19 Dec 2020
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor31:44    NRHole21 Oct 2017

AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS


1500m, 10 best results (legal):
4:00.49   5Bruxelles1 Sep 2017
4:00.59   4Roma8 Jun 2017
4:01.34   5Zürich28 Aug 2014
4:02.62   3London22 Jul 2016
4:03.04   5Birmingham20 Aug 2017
4:03.06   8Zürich1 Sep 2016
4:03.16   3Hengelo8 Jun 2014
4:03.23   2h3London4 Aug 2017
4:03.24   12Saint-Denis27 Aug 2016
4:03.88   1Heusden19 Jul 2014
 
Average: 4:02.4650000000001
 

3000m, 10 best results (legal):
8:37.50   9Monaco21 Jul 2017
8:42.46i  1Madrid8 Feb 2018
8:43.00i  4Birmingham18 Feb 2017
8:43.08   9Doha6 May 2016
8:46.5h+   Rabat22 May 2016
8:47.07   1Stockholm/S18 Jun 2017
8:57.06   9Lausanne3 Jul 2014
8:58.48   2Marrakech13 Sep 2014
8:58.55   2Lapinlahti21 Jul 2013
8:59.30   13Stockholm/S22 Aug 2013
 
Average: 8:49.3
 

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
14:49.95   7Rabat22 May 2016
14:59.49   2Stanford CA4 May 2014
15:15.33   1Stanford CA3 May 2018
15:20.54   2Amsterdam9 Jul 2016
15:27.54   10Ostrava8 Sep 2020
15:30.37   1Walnut CA18 Apr 2014
15:31.39   1Zürich16 Aug 2014
15:35.17   3Andújar6 Sep 2019
15:36.36   1Braunschweig22 Jun 2014
15:46.97   10Eugene OR30 May 2015
 
Average: 15:23.311
 

800m, 10 best results (legal):
2:04.41   1Stockholm/S2 Sep 2017
2:04.48   4Zagreb15 Sep 2020
2:07.19   4Bilbao21 Jun 2008
2:07.29   1Helsingborg27 Aug 2017
2:08.9h+   Bruxelles1 Sep 2017
2:09.32   1h1Helsingborg26 Aug 2017
2:09.7h+i  4Stockholm/G19 Feb 2015
2:10.0h+   Zürich1 Sep 2016
2:10.01   4Göteborg/U30 Jun 2013
2:10.35   1Göteborg/U4 Jul 2010
 
Average: 2:08.165
 

Total results in db: 240

By event:

400m:1
800m:15
1000m:4
1500m:77
One Mile:4
2000m:5
3000m:35
5000m:27
10,000m:5
5km, Road:1
10km, Road:12
Half Marathon:2
3 x 1500 m:2
Cross Country Team Competition:1
Cross Country Long Team Competition:1
Cross Country 4.0km:4
Cross Country 5.2km:1
Cross Country 6.0km:5
Cross Country 8.0km:8
Cross Country 10.0km:3
Cross Country 6.5km:1
Cross Country 6.6km:1
Cross Country 6.64km:1
Cross Country 6.7km:1
Cross Country 5.6km:1
Cross Country 6.47km:1
Cross Country 5.04km:1
Cross Country 6.3km:1
Cross Country:8
Cross Country 8.1km:1
Cross Country 7.5km:1
Cross Country 6.105km:1
Cross Country 7.15km:1
Cross Country 7.905km:1
6.45km:1
9.7km:1
11.6km:1
Cross country 15km:1
Cross Country 7.782km:1
Cross Country 8.23km:1

IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

800m
2:04.48iw SB (116)4HanžekovićZagrebHanžeković, Zagreb15 Sep 
1500m
4:10.43iw SB (64)4Göteborg/SGöteborg/S29 Aug 
4:16.42iw 1FINvSWETampereFINvSWE, Tampere5 Sep 
5000m
16:27.13iw SB 1NCUppsalaNC, Uppsala16 Aug 
DNFiw Göteborg/SGöteborg/S29 Aug 
15:27.54iw SB (63)10GSpikeOstravaGSpike, Ostrava8 Sep 
10,000m
34:07.21iw SB (177)1NCUppsalaNC, Uppsala14 Aug 
5km, Road
15:31iw NR PB 1MölnlyckeMölnlycke19 Dec 
10km, Road
32:02iw SB (19)1rANCAnderstorpNC, Anderstorp10 Oct 
32:12iw 1AlbiAlbi12 Dec 
Cross Country Team Competition
iw 1NCVällingbyNC, Vällingby24 Oct 
 Hälle IF
Cross Country Long Team Competition
iw 1NCVällingbyNC, Vällingby25 Oct 
 Hälle IF
Cross Country 4.0km
13:38iw 1NCVällingbyNC, Vällingby24 Oct 
Cross Country 10.0km
35:00iw 1NCVällingbyNC, Vällingby25 Oct 
Cross country 15km
53:25iw 2LidingöLidingö26 Sep 

TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2013Outdoor1500m314:05.11
2013Outdoor3000m458:58.55
2014Outdoor1500m134:01.34
2014Outdoor2000m176:08.0h+
2014Outdoor3000m518:57.06
2014Outdoor5000m1214:59.49
2014Outdoor10km, Road10032:40
2014Indoor3000m529:09.24
2015Indoor1500m44:06.42
2016Outdoor1000m482:48.5h+
2016Outdoor1500m154:02.62
2016OutdoorOne Mile54:25.26
2016Outdoor2000m25:46.7h+
2016Outdoor3000m178:43.08
2016Outdoor5000m2314:49.95
2017Outdoor1000m82:41.5h+
2017Outdoor1500m94:00.49
2017Outdoor3000m138:37.50
2017Outdoor10,000m1131:13.06
2017Outdoor10km, Road3231:44
2017Indoor1500m84:06.40
2017Indoor3000m68:43.00
2018OutdoorOne Mile234:27.03
2018Outdoor5000m3715:15.33
2018Indoor1000m892:49.5h+
2018Indoor1500m64:04.89
2018Indoor3000m158:42.46
2020Outdoor1500m644:10.43
2020Outdoor5000m6315:27.54
2020Outdoor10km, Road1932:02

WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 1500m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 13 Jun 2013 -> 8 Feb 2014 Show/hide