Tirunesh dibaba biography samples
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Tirunesh Dibaba
Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1985)
This is an Ethiopian name.
Tirunesh dibaba biography samples
The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Tirunesh.
Tirunesh Dibaba (Oromo: Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985[5]) is an Ethiopian long distance runner athlete who competes in long-distance track events and international road races.
She has won three Olympic track gold medals, five World Championship track gold medals, four individual World Cross Country (WCC) adult titles, and one individual WCC junior title. Tirunesh was the 5,000 metres (outdoor track) world record holder until 2020.[6] She is nicknamed the "baby-faced destroyer."[7]
At the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Tirunesh became the first woman to win the 5000 m and 10000 m at the same championship.
She is the one of two women (the other Sonia O'Sullivan) who won the short and long cours