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
2012 Valencia MarathonLong race
2014 Tokyo MarathonLong race
2015 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]

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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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