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Tirunesh Dibaba

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Tirunesh Dibaba (Oromo: Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985) 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. She is nicknamed the "baby-faced destroyer." 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tirunesh Dibaba is the 2,229th most popular athlete (down from 1,670th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 2,229 out of 6,025. Before her are Piet Kleine, Žydrūnas Savickas, Thủy Nguyên district, Nijolė Sabaitė, Randy Barnes, and Ulrike Bruns. After her are Wilbur Thompson, Jochen Schümann, Svetlana Masterkova, Tatyana Lebedeva, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, and Alevtina Olyunina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 212. Before her are Carly Rae Jepsen, Hasan Minhaj, Ciprian Marica, Dwight Howard, Kenta Suzuki, and Shingo Shibata. After her are Yū Aoi, Antonio Nocerino, Dulce María, Thiago Neves, Cris Cyborg, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 55 out of 105. Before her are Genesius of Rome (250), Menen Asfaw (1889), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), Malik Ambar (1548), Hubert Auriol (1952), and Derartu Tulu (1972). After her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 8. Before her are Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), and Derartu Tulu (1972). After her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), and Tigst Assefa (1996).

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