Genzebe Dibaba
Track and field athletics, Olympic athlete
1991 –
Who is Genzebe Dibaba?
Genzebe Dibaba is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She is the sister of three-times Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba and Olympic silver medallist Ejegayehu Dibaba, and the cousin of former Olympic champion Derartu Tulu.
She was the 2012 World Indoor Champion for the 1500 m and holds the Ethiopian record for the distance with her best of 3:57.77 minutes. She represented Ethiopia at the 2012 Summer Olympics and has twice competed at the World Championships in Athletics. She was highly successful as a junior athlete, having won two junior world cross country titles and one world junior 5000 m gold medal.
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- Born
- Feb 8, 1991
Ethiopia - Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Oromo people
- Nationality
- Ethiopia
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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