Famous long-distance runners
sportsperson who runs for distances longer than 3000 metres
459 people
Paavo Nurmi
1897
– 1973
· Age 76
Deceased
Abebe Bikila
1932
– 1973
· Age 41
Deceased
Haile Gebrselassie
1973
· Age 52
Alive
Eliud Kipchoge
1984
· Age 41
Alive
Kenenisa Bekele
1982
· Age 43
Alive
Mo Farah
1983
· Age 42
Alive
Tirunesh Dibaba
1985
· Age 40
Alive
Sifan Hassan
1993
· Age 33
Alive
Hicham El Guerrouj
1974
· Age 51
Alive
Spyridon Louis
1873
– 1940
· Age 67
Deceased
Kip Keino
1940
· Age 86
Alive
Meseret Defar
1983
· Age 42
Alive
Genzebe Dibaba
1991
· Age 35
Alive
Vivian Cheruiyot
1983
· Age 42
Alive
Hannes Kolehmainen
1889
– 1966
· Age 76
Deceased
Almaz Ayana
1991
· Age 34
Alive
Pyotr Bolotnikov
1930
– 2013
· Age 83
Deceased
Gabriela Szabo
1975
· Age 50
Alive
Samuel Wanjiru
1986
– 2011
· Age 24
Deceased
Paula Radcliffe
1973
· Age 52
Alive
Derartu Tulu
1972
· Age 53
Alive
Peres Jepchirchir
1993
· Age 32
Alive
Stephen Kiprotich
1989
· Age 37
Alive
Rosa Mota
1958
· Age 67
Alive
Saïd Aouita
1959
· Age 66
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q4439155