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Tirunesh Dibaba (Oromo: Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985) is an Ethiopian athlete who competes in long-distance track events and international road races.
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibada is the youngest female world champion in the history of athletics, the first woman to achieve the Olympic 5,000m/10,000m double, and the first to successfully defend a long-distance title at the Games.
Jun 26, 2024 · Tirunesh Dibaba (born June 1, 1985, near Bekoji, Arsi province, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner who at the 2008 Beijing Olympics became the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races. She defended her gold medal title in the 10,000 meters at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first woman to win the ...
Aug 15, 2008 · Of course, it was Tirunesh Dibaba who crossed the line first. The Ethiopian distance running icon finally adding the Olympic crown to her three World titles over the distance as once again she proved unbeatable on the track.
Just in time Tirunesh Dibaba is back at her best. Four years after she wrote Olympic history in Beijing by becoming the first woman to take both long distance titles at the Games she defended her 10,000m gold medal.
Aug 12, 2013 · With a seemingly effortless performance, Tirunesh Dibaba earned her fifth IAAF World Championships gold medal at the Luzhniki Stadium, adding to her already enviable curriculum vitae. It all began 10 years ago while she was still a bright eyed 18-year-old as she was the surprise winner of 5000m gold medal in Paris.
Aug 3, 2012 · 📺 Watch all the #Paris2024 action LIVE! ️ https://go.olympics.com/watch Full highlights as Tirunesh Dibaba defends her 10,000m title in an impressive time of 30.20.75 during the London 2012...
Tirunesh Dibaba is on the short list of any compilation of greatest female distance runners. At four Olympics (2004-16), she won six Olympic medals, with gold medals in the 5,000 and 10,000 in 2008 and repeated as 10K champion in 2012.
Aug 4, 2012 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Highlights from the final of the women's 10000m event as Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba wins the gold medal w...
Jul 1, 2005 · Growing up in the little town of Bekoji, home of distance runners like Kenenisa Bekele and her cousin Derartu Tulu, Tirunesh Dibaba used to enthuse over stories of Ethiopian victories in major...
