Birhane Dibaba

Birhane Dibaba (born 11 September 1993) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events.

Birhane Dibaba
Personal information
Born (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
Gold medal – first place2012 Valencia MarathonLong race
Silver medal – second place2014 Tokyo MarathonLong race
Gold medal – first place2015 Tokyo MarathonLong race

Biography

At the 2014 Tokyo Marathon, Birhane Dibaba ran a personal best time of 2:22:30 hours for second place, behind Ethipion teammate Tirfi Tsegaye.[1] At the 2015 Tokyo Marathon, Birhane ran a time of 2:23:15 hours for first place.[2] As a result of this marathon win, she was selected for the Ethiopian women's marathon team along with three other 2015 women's marathon winners at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.[3]

She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[4]

References
  1. 2014 Tokyo Marathon Results Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2015-06-13.
  2. 2015 Tokyo Marathon Results. Retrieved on 2015-06-13.
  3. Ethiopia announces teams for Beijing 2015. Retrieved on 2015-06-13.
  4. "Marathon women". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.


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