Tirunesh Dibaba

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Tirunesh Dibaba : biography

October 1, 1985 –

Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene (Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; ; born October 1, 1985) is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 10,000 metres champion. She has also won four world track titles and five world cross country titles. She is nicknamed the "Baby Faced Destroyer.". Retrieved on 2012-08-04

Born in the village of Bekoji, Dibaba was the 4th of 6 children. She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group, and was raised in the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She began doing athletics at the age of 14. She moved to the capital Addis Ababa in 2000.

Dibaba is part of an athletic family, with older sister Ejegayehu Dibaba winning the silver medal in the 10,000m at the 2004 Summer Olympics and brother Dejene marked as a future star. Their sister Genzebe won the junior race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships.. IAAF.org. 30 March 2008 1992 and 2000 Olympic champion Derartu Tulu is also their cousin.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Event Mark Date Location
3,000 m 8:29.55 July 28, 2006 London
5,000 m 14:11.15 (WR) June 6, 2008 Oslo
10,000 m 29:54.66 August 15, 2008 Beijing
5 km (road) 14:51 April 3, 2005 Carlsbad
10 km (road) 30:49 May 26, 2013 Manchester
15 km (road) 46:28 (WR) November 15, 2009 Nijmegen
Half Marathon 1:07:35 September 16, 2012 Newcastle

Indoor

Event Mark Date Location
3,000 m 8:33.37 January 26, 2008 Boston
Two miles 9:12.23 February 20, 2010 Birmingham
5,000 m 14:27.42 January 27, 2007 Boston

Video Interview

IAAF Results

Diamond League

Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meets organised by the IAAF and founded in 2010.

Year Meeting Event Result Mark
2010 Adidas Grand Prix, New York City 5000 m 1st 15:11.34
Aviva London Grand Prix, London 5000 m 1st 14:36.41
2012 Adidas Grand Prix, New York City 5000 m 1st 14:50.80
2013 Prefontaine Classic, Eugene 5000 m 1st 14:42.01
Meeting Areva, Paris 5000 m 1st 14:23.68

World Athletics Final

World Athletics Final was an annual athletics competition organised by the IAAF from 2003 to 2009.

Year Location Event Result Mark
2003 Monaco 5000 m 3rd 14:57.87
2005 Monaco 5000 m 2nd 14:46.84
2006 Stuttgart 3000 m 2nd 8:34.74
5000 m 1st 16:04.77
2009 Thessaloniki 5000 m 2nd 15:25.92

Golden League

Golden League was an annual series of track and field meetings organised by the IAAF from 1998 to 2009.