Derartu Tulu

Derartu Tulu
Derartu in 2019
Personal information
Native nameDaraartuu Tulluu
ደራርቱ ቱሉ
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972 (age 52)
Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
Years active1990–2011
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight44 kg (97 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 10,000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Durham Senior race
Gold medal – first place 1997 Turin Senior race
Gold medal – first place 2000 Vilamoura Senior race
President of Ethiopian Athletic Federation
Assumed office
14 November 2018
Preceded byHaile Gebrselassie

Derartu Tulu NL COL (Oromo: Daraartuu Tulluu, Amharic: ደራርቱ ቱሉ; born 21 March 1972) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who competed in track, cross country running, and road running up to the marathon distance.

Derartu is the first Ethiopian woman and the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She won 10,000 metres titles at the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics, and a bronze in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the World Championships in Athletics, Derartu took silver in the 10,000 m in 1995, and a gold in 2001. She was a three-time IAAF World Cross Country champion (1995, 1997, 2000).

She has been serving as President of Ethiopian Athletics Federation since 2018.

Derartu comes from a sporting family of several Olympic medalists, which include her nieces Tirunesh, Genzebe and Ejegayehu Dibaba.

  1. ^ Derartu Tulu CNN.com
  2. ^ "Derartu Tulu", Eurosport, retrieved 1 August 2021