Description
Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current World and Olympic 10,000 metres champion. She has won in total five world track titles and five world cross country titles. She is nicknamed the "Baby Faced Destroyer."
Born in the village of Bekoji, Dibaba was the 4th of 6 children. She was raised in the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She began doing athletics at the age of 14. She moved to the capital Addis Ababa in 2000.
Dibaba is part of an athletic family, with older sister Ejegayehu Dibaba winning the silver medal in the 10,000m at the 2004 Summer Olympics and brother Dejene marked as a future star. Their sister Genzebe won the junior race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships. And herself owns the indoor world records for the 1500m, 3000m and the two miles. 1992 and 2000 Olympic champion Derartu Tulu is also their cousin.
Born
June 1st, 1985 in Bekoji (Age 39)
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2011/03/10
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