Tirunesh Dibaba

Ethiopian long distance track athlete

Tirunesh Dibaba is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete, born in Bekoji in 1985.

Her honours include Bislett medal. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Within athletics, Tirunesh Dibaba is remembered for a record that stands up against anything her generation produced.

The public record credits Tirunesh Dibaba with 4 Olympic Games and 1 recorded honour. Athletics is the oldest measured sport there is, and its records are the closest thing sport has to objective truth.

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