OLYMPIC GOLD WINNER Meseret Defar won Gold in the 5000 meter race. She immediately pulled out an image of Mary with baby Jesus and began to pray in thanksgiving. Defar is an Orthodox Christian and began the race with the sign of the cross. She completed with the time 15:04: 24. She is a two time world champion. In Athens, in 2004, Defar won Gold in the 5000 meters and in Beijing, in 2008, she won Bronze in the 3000 meters. She broke the world record on June 3, 2006 with a time of 14: 24: 53 for the 5000 meters. (various news sources: image source: ethiopia.org)
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