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Tirunesh Dibaba

Ethiopian long distance track athlete
Person human Q6003

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[8]
Date of birth
June 1, 1985
Place of birth
Bekoji
Country of citizenship
Ethiopia[6]
Occupation
long-distance runner, athletics competitor
Award received
Bislett medal[7]
Spouse
Sileshi Sihine[5]
Sibling
Genzebe Dibaba, Ejegayehu Dibaba[23][24]
Official website
www.tiruneshdibaba.net[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Amharic[17]
Country for sport
Ethiopia[18]
Family name
Dibaba[10]
Height
+166[20]
Mass
+50[21]
Name in native language
Xirunesh Dibaabaa[19]
Participant in
2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics[13][14][15][16]
Relative
Derartu Tulu[12]
Social media followers
16k (15k–16k, n=4)[25][26][27][28]
Sport
athletics[9]
Sports discipline competed in
marathon[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Tirunesh Dibaba en Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene ar تيرونيش ديبابا cs Tiruneš Dibabaová cs Tiruneš Dibaba el Tirunesh Dibaba el Τιρουνές Ντιμπάμπα fa تیرونش دیبابا he טירונש דיבאבה it Tirunesh Dibaba Keneni ja ティルネシュ・ディババ ko 티루네시 디바바 ru Тирунеш Дибаба uk Тірунеш Дібаба zh 蒂鲁内什·迪巴巴
🔖 Identifiers · 23
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tirunesh Dibaba Bislett Games 2008.jpg ↗
All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
106283
Athletics Podium person ID
26701
BBC Things ID
43ae19c2-aaf9-42a7-b874-a9a368e9ece7
Diamond League athlete ID
14259871
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Tirunesh-Dibaba
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
tirunesh-dibaba
Freebase ID
/m/079vh1
GTAA ID
93212
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Tirunesh_Dibaba
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000006150
JRC Names ID
40371
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Munzinger Sport number
01000007008
NE.se ID
tirunesh-dibaba
Olympedia people ID
104973
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
tirunesh-dibaba
Olympics.com athlete ID
tirunesh-dibaba
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
di/tirunesh-dibaba-1
Tilastopaja female athlete ID
20566
Track and Field Statistics female athlete ID
265
World Athletics athlete ID
181712, 14259871
X (Twitter) username
tirudibaba
Yle topic ID
18-189970

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🔗 Connections
Participated in 6
athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's 5000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 5000 metres, athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's 5000 metres
Participant in 4
2012 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
← Winner 4
athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's 5000 metres, 2013 World Championships in Athletics – women's 10,000 metres
Occupation 2
athletics competitor, long-distance runner
Sibling 2
Genzebe Dibaba, Ejegayehu Dibaba
Siblings 2
Genzebe Dibaba, Ejegayehu Dibaba
Country for sport 1
Ethiopia
Country of citizenship 1
Ethiopia
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Bekoji
Relative 1
Derartu Tulu
Sex or gender 1
female
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
marathon
Spouse 1
Sileshi Sihine
Spouses 1
Sileshi Sihine
← Relative 1
Derartu Tulu
← SNARC ID 1
Tultepec
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Summary

Tirunesh Dibaba was born on June 1, 1985[1], in Bekoji[2]. She has worked as a long-distance runner[3] and athletics competitor[4].

FAQs

Where was Tirunesh Dibaba born?

Tirunesh Dibaba was born in Bekoji[2].

Who was Tirunesh Dibaba married to?

Tirunesh Dibaba's spouses include Sileshi Sihine[5].

What did Tirunesh Dibaba do for work?

Tirunesh Dibaba worked as a long-distance runner[3] and athletics competitor[4].

What awards did Tirunesh Dibaba receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[7].

Related Entities

Derartu Tulu Ethiopia Genzebe Dibaba

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] ↑ . All-Athletics.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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