Дерарту Тулу

Quotes

• “"It was a hobby my dad I shared - he also loved riding,"”
• “"It was a beautiful childhood. When I went to school, when I looked after our cattle, I literally used to ride a horse wherever I went."”
• “"I followed her until 400m was left - and I suddenly sped up and took the lead,"”
• “"We became friends and she's the woman I admire most."”
• “"After I won gold in Barcelona, many women runners started thinking that it is possible to win big competitions,"”
• “"Our results have gone down very much. Our neighbour and main rival Kenya has taken over on every international competition. We have to take lessons from those competitions, we have to look deep into Ethiopian athletics and identify what went wrong and bring our glorious days back."”

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Key facts

Native name

Daraartuu Tulluu, ደራርቱ ቱሉ

Born

( 1972-03-21 ) 21 March 1972 (age 54) , Bekoji , Arsi Province , Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region , Ethiopia)

Years active

1990–2011

Height

1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)

Weight

44 kg (97 lb)

Country

Ethiopia

Sport

Athletics

Event

10,000 metres

Personal bests

3000 metres : 8:46.32 ( Portland , 2000) 5000 metres : 14:44.22 ( Brussels , 2003) 10,000 metres : 30:17.49 ( Sydney , 2000) Road 5 km : 15:08 ( London , 2004) 10 km : 31:40 ( Milan , 2000) Half marathon : 1:08:26 ( Remich , 1995) (also 1:07:03 not legal) Marathon : 2:23:30 ( Helsinki , 2005)

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Wikidata facts

Mass

45

Image

Kamuder.jpg

Height

160

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