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Derartu Tulu NL COL (Oromo: Daraartuu Tulluu, Amharic: ደራርቱ ቱሉ; born 21 March 1972) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who competed in track, cross country running, and road running up to the marathon distance.
Jul 25, 2020 · In 1992 Ethiopian Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win Olympic gold, pulling off a spectacular victory to triumph in the 10,000m final at the Barcelona Games. This...
Oct 31, 2011 · Derartu Tulu Wins Olympic Gold | Barcelona 1992 Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle on the dusty plains of Ethiopia but went...
Tulu became the first woman to win two gold medals in Olympic distance races. At the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, she won the bronze medal in the 10,000m (gold medallist was China's Huina Xing, silver medallist, Derartu's compatriot Ejegayehu Dibaba).
Mar 29, 2024 · Derartu Tulu: How Ethiopia’s Olympic champion united a continent and inspired a generation with her running. The Ethiopian legend went from herding family cows in the small remote village of Bekoji to becoming the first woman from sub-Saharan Africa to win an Olympic medal at Barcelona 1992.
Sep 7, 1992 · The 21-year old from the village of Bekoji became the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She claimed the Womens 10,000m title in Barcelona with a personal best time of 31:06:02, beating South Africa’s Elana Meyer into second place.
In 1992, Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold, in somewhat of a surprise. She did so by winning the 10,000 m ahead of Elana Meyer of South Africa, with whom she had led the race most of the way, distancing the field.
Oct 23, 2017 · Derartu Tulu: Africa's first black female Olympic champion. Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu pulled off a spectacular victory to win gold in the 10,000m final at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. 25 years...
2 x Olympic champion. 1 x World champion. 1 x World Championships Silver medallist. 1 x Olympic Games Bronze medallist.
Aug 7, 2001 · August 8 - Edmonton -If Derartu Tulu wasn’t already the greatest female runner in history, then surely she can lay claim to the title after her stunning victory in the 10,000 metres at the IAAF World Championships here Tuesday night. Tulu led an Ethiopian clean-sweep as Paula Radcliffe was once more forced to settle for fourth place.
