Genzebe Dibaba

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Genzebe Dibaba
Genzebe Dibaba in 2016
Personal information
Full nameGenzebe Dibaba Keneni
Born (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33)
Chefe, Bekoji, Arsi Province, PDR Ethiopia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Relative(s)Tirunesh Dibaba (sister)
Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
Derartu Tulu (cousin)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres
TeamNN Running Team (2023–)
Coached byTolera Dinka
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2012
  • 1500 m, 22nd (h)
  • 2016
  • 1500 m,  Silver
World finals
  • 2009
  • 5000 m, 8th
  • 2011
  • 5000 m, 8th
  • 2013
  • 1500 m, 7th
  • 2015
  • 1500 m,  Gold
  • 5000 m,  Bronze
  • 2017
  • 1500 m, 12th
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 5000 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham 3000 m
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 3000 m
Diamond League
First place 2015 5000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moncton 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Bydgoszcz 5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Edinburgh Junior race
Gold medal – first place 2008 Edinburgh Junior team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Junior race
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Junior team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bydgoszcz Junior team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Punta Umbria Senior team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kampala Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Mombasa Junior team

Genzebe Dibaba Keneni (Oromo: Ganzabee Dibaabaa Qananii; Amharic: ገንዘቤ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. A 1,500 metres 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist, she won a gold medal in this event and a bronze in the 5,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships. Genzebe is the current world record holder for the indoor events of the one mile, 3,000m and 5,000m.

Having competed at all World Athletics Championships between 2009 and 2017, Genzebe placed in the finals of all events in which she took part. She is a five-time World Indoor champion, winning the 1,500m in 2012, the 3,000m in 2014 and 2016, and securing the 1,500m/3,000m double in 2018. She was highly successful as a junior athlete. In 2008, at age 17, she won her first World Cross Country Championships under-20 title and took a silver medal in the 5,000m at the World U20 Championships. The next year, Genzebe added her second Cross Country U20 title, and in 2010, the World U20 Championships 5,000m gold. She won the 2015 Diamond League title. She was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2014,[2] and IAAF World Female Athlete of the Year in 2015.[3]

Genzebe comes from a sporting family of several Olympic medalists, which includes her sisters Tirunesh and Ejegayehu, and her aunt Derartu Tulu.

  1. ^ "Genzebe Dibaba". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Novak Djokovic and Genzebe Dibaba, potential stars of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, win Laureus awards". Rio 2016. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Genzebe Dibaba: 2015 IAAF World Athletes of the Year". 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)