Genzebe Dibaba Keneni is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. A 1500 metres 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist, she won a gold medal in this event and a bronze in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships. Genzebe is the current world record holder for the 1500m, and the indoor events of the one mile, 3000m and 5000m.
Shannon Rowbury is an American middle-distance runner from San Francisco, California. After competing collegiately for Duke University, she turned professional in 2007. Rowbury has represented the United States at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. She also represented the United States at the World Championships in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, winning the bronze medal in the 1500 meters in 2009. In 2015, Rowbury helped set the world record with the U.S. team for the distance medley relay event, and set a then-American record for 1500 meters on July 17, 2015, breaking Mary Slaney's 32 year-old mark with a time of 3:56.29.
Hellen Onsando Obiri is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion after winning the 5000 metres in 2017 and again in 2019, when she set a new championship record. Obiri took bronze for the 1500 metres in 2013. She is a two time Olympic 5000m silver medallist from the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she also placed fourth over the 10,000 metres. She won the 3000 metres race at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, took silver in 2014, and placed fourth in 2018. She holds the Kenyan national records for the mile, 3000 metres both out and indoors, and 5000 metres events.
Cameron Levins is a Canadian long-distance runner from Black Creek and Courtenay, British Columbia. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 10,000 m. Levins also competed in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He had a best-Canadian finish ever of fourth in the 2022 world track and field championships men's marathon, setting a new Canadian men's record time.
Zoe Buckman is an Australian runner who has competed nationally and internationally in the 400 metre, 800 metre, 1,500 metre and 5,000 metre events. She ran for the University of Oregon. She has also competed at the Junior World Championships, the Australian National Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships where she was a finalist in the Women's 1500 metres, the 2016 Olympics, the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Laura Muir is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the 1500m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Muir won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships, and has three other top five placings in 1500m finals at the World Athletics Championships, finishing fifth in 2015, fourth in 2017 and fifth in 2019. She is a two-time 2018 World Indoor Championship medallist, winning silver at 1500m and bronze at 3000m, the 1500m 2018 European champion, and a four-time European Indoor Champion, winning the 1500m/3000m double in 2017 and 2019.
Chris O'Hare is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes in the 1500 metres. He has represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Susan Krumins is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She was the 5000 metres bronze medalist at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and also won a 3000 metres bronze at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.
Sofia Ennaoui is a Polish athlete competing in the middle-distance running events. She won silver medals at the 2013 European Junior Championships, 2015 European U23 Championships and at the 2018 European Championships. In addition, she is the current European junior record holder in the indoor 3000 metres.
Roman Fosti is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 World Championships in London finishing 53rd. He previously competed mostly in middle-distance events switching to the marathon in 2013.
Lucie Sekanová is a Czech long-distance runner competing primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke is a British middle-distance runner. Shelayna is currently the British 800m champion. She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Where she finished 5th in the final. In 2016, she won the women's 800m at the Anniversary Games, and also reached the semi final at the Rio Olympic Games, narrowly missing out on a place in the final. In 2019, Shelayna took the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
Ella Nelson is an Australian former sprinter specialising in the 200 metres.
Heidi See is an Australian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. In September 2014, she married an American runner, Jeff See.
Gabriela Maria DeBues-Stafford is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. A two-time Olympian, she placed fifth in the women's 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. DeBues-Stafford holds the NACAC area record over the indoor 5000 metres, which she set in February 2022.
Stephen Milne is a Scottish swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Joao Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Junior is a Mozambican and Italian of Mozambican descent middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He won five times the national championships.
Yemaneberhan "Yeman" Crippa is an Ethiopian-born Italian long-distance runner. who won gold medal at the 2019 European Team Championships and 2019 European 10,000m Cup. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 5000 m, and 10000 m.
Irene Sánchez-Escribano Figueroa is a Spanish runner competing primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final.
Melissa Courtney-Bryant is a British middle-distance runner who competes in the 1500 metres and 5000m. She holds personal bests of 4:01.81 minutes for the 1500m and 14:53.82 for the 5000m.
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