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Tirunesh Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba
Tirunesh Dibaba Bislett Games 2008.jpg
Dibaba at the 2008 Bislett Games
Personal information
Nationality Ethiopian
Born (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 31)
Bekoji, Arsi, Ethiopia
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country  Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5000m, 10000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000m: 14:11.15 WR
10,000m: 29:42.56 4th fastest of all time
Half Marathon: 1:06:50 
Marathon: 2:20:35 2nd fastest debut of all time

Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene (Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born June 1, 1985) is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current World champion. She has won in total eight world track titles (three Olympic Gold medals and five World Championship Gold medals) and five world cross country titles. She is nicknamed the "Baby Faced Destroyer."

Born in the village of Bekoji, Tirunesh was the 4th of 6 children, and began doing athletics at the age of 14. She was raised in the high-altitude Arsi Province in Ethiopia, but has lived in the capital, Addis Ababa, since 2000.

Tirunesh comes from an athletic family: her older sister, Ejegayehu, won the silver medal in the 10,000m at the 2004 Summer Olympics; her younger sister, Genzebe, won the junior race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships and holds the indoor world records for 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, and two miles; and brother Dejene is marked as a future star. Tirunesh and Genzebe are the only siblings in recorded history to hold concurrent world records. Their cousin is 1992 and 2000 10000m Olympic champion Derartu Tulu.


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