Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia
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Date of birth

01 Jun 1985

Height

1.65m

Weight

48kg

Medals

London 2012
Gold Silver Bronze
1 0 1

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Defending champion in at 5000m and 10000m

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Meseret Defar Defar shocks Dibaba to take gold

Meseret Defar shocks Tirunesh Dibaba with a stunning last lap to reclaim the Olympic 5,000m title she won in 2004.

10 Aug 12

Tirunesh Dibaba Dibaba wins Olympic 10,000m title

Women's 10,000m

3 Aug 12

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba defends her 10,000m title with a dominant display as Britain's Jo Pavey and Julia Bleasdale smash their personal bests.

Ethiopian duo raise the bar

Ethiopia

7 Jan 10

How Bekele and Dibaba are changing the world of distance running

Dibaba storms to Olympic double

Ethiopia

22 Aug 08

Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba makes it an Olympic double after winning the women's 5,000m.

Results for Tirunesh Dibaba

Date Event Rank Mark
10 Aug Women's 5000m Final 3 bronze 15:05.15
7 Aug Women's 5000m Round 1, Heat 1 1 14:58.48
3 Aug Women's 10,000m Final 1 gold 30:20.75

Head to Head

Tirunesh Dibaba vs Joanne Pavey

Tirunesh Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba One to watch Ethiopia flag

London 2012 medals

2

London 2012 appearances

3

London 2012 results

30:20.75 Women's 10,000m

Height

1.65m (5'5")

Weight

48kg

Age

27

Joanne Pavey

Joanne Pavey Great Britain & N. Ireland flag

London 2012 medals

0

London 2012 appearances

3

London 2012 results

30:53.20 Women's 10,000m

Height

1.62m (5'4")

Weight

49kg

Age

39

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