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Tirunesh Dibaba
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Ethiopian long distance track athlete
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Tirunesh Dibaba is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner and athletics competitor. Born in Bekoji on June 1, 1985, she represents Ethiopia in the sport of athletics, with a specific focus on the marathon. Her physical attributes include a height of 166 and a mass of 50. She speaks Amharic and is married to Sileshi Sihine.
Dibaba has participated in the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the sibling of Genzebe Dibaba and Ejegayehu Dibaba, and a relative of Derartu Tulu. Her name in the native language is Xirunesh Dibaabaa.
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 912x
- Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 437x
- Chronic kidney disease prediction using machine learning techniques
· 2022 · cited 196x
- Determinants of maternal health care utilization in Holeta town, central Ethiopia
· 2013 · cited 180x
- Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
· 2021 · cited 173x
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Quotes
- “I have been dreaming of an outdoor world record for ever, now I want them all: the 1500, the 5000, even the 800.”
- “Everybody expects me to win the gold medal, I have to do it, especially after what my sister has achieved. I have to do the same, if not better.”
- “I wanted to train more for the outdoor season than the indoor season, so I changed my training totally, I already have natural speed which I don’t need to work on, so in training I’ve been working more on my endurance. Now I think I can run faster outdoors than I previously thought I was capable of.”
- “Most of the girls can’t stay with me in training, it just has to be guys.”
- “I never needed to run to school because it was close to home, I never did much running in school. Unlike other Ethiopian runners, I did not have a running childhood.”
- “This year has been fantastic, and the big bonus is the marriage on top of the Olympics.”
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Key facts
- Native name
- Xurunash Dibaabaa
- Nationality
- Ethiopian
- Born
- ( 1985-06-01 ) 1 June 1985 (age 41) , Bekoji , Arsi Province , Ethiopia
- Height
- 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 50 kg (110 lb)
- Spouse
- Sileshi Sihine ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 26 October 2008</span>"}]]}'>2008 )
- Relative s
- Genzebe Dibaba (sister), Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister), Derartu Tulu (cousin)
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- 5,000 metres , 10,000 metres , half marathon , marathon
- Personal bests
- 5000 m : 14:11.15 ( 3rd fastest all-time ) 10,000 m : 29:42.56 ( 7th fastest all-time ) Marathon : 2:17:56 ( 16th fastest all-time )
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Encyclopedic overview
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing5000 m
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