This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Ejegayehu, and not as Dibaba.
Ejegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopianlong-distance runner from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She is the third child of six. Her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long-distance athletes, and brother Dejene is marked as a future star. Like her sister Tirunesh, her cousin Derartu Tulu is a double Olympic gold medallist (1992 and 2000).
Ejegayehu made her debut over the marathon distance at the 2011 Chicago Marathon and defeated Kayoko Fukushi by 2 minutes, 29 seconds in making her marathon debut at 2:22:09, the third fastest debut time and easy win.[2] Ejegayehu Dibaba is 1.60 m tall and weighs 46 kg.
^Zorzi, Alberto (27 September 2010). "Soi and Kibet take victories in Scili". IAAF. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^Ferstle, Jim (9 October 2011). "Mosop and Shobukova scorch to Chicago titles - UPDATED". IAAF. Retrieved 7 May 2016. Although she finished second, she was subsequently awarded the win in 2014 when Lilya Shobukova was subsequently disqualified for a doping scheme. See Doping in Russia for details on Shobukova's incident leading to disqualification.
ejegayehu, dibaba, this, article, about, person, whose, name, includes, patronymic, article, properly, refers, person, given, name, ejegayehu, dibaba, keneni, oromo, ijigaayoo, dibaabaa, amharic, እጅጋዬሁ, ዲባባ, born, march, 1982, bekoji, ethiopian, long, distance. This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic The article properly refers to the person by her given name Ejegayehu and not as Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba Keneni Oromo Ijigaayoo Dibaabaa Amharic እጅጋዬሁ ዲባባ born 21 March 1982 in Bekoji is an Ethiopian long distance runner She won the silver medal in the 10 000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics Ejegayehu earned bronze medals in the 5 000 metres and 10 000 metres events at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics She took gold medals in the 10 000 m at the 2003 Afro Asian Games and All Africa Games Ejegayehu DibabaPersonal informationNative nameIjigaayoo DibaabaaBirth nameእጅጋዬሁ ዲባባBorn 1982 03 21 March 21 1982 age 41 Bekoji Arsi Province EthiopiaRelative s Tirunesh and Genzebe Dibaba sisters Derartu Tulu cousin SportCountryEthiopiaSportAthleticsEventLong distance runningMedal record Women s athleticsRepresenting EthiopiaOlympic Games2004 Athens 10 000 mWorld Championships2005 Helsinki 5000 m2005 Helsinki 10 000 mAfro Asian Games2003 Hyderabad 10 000 mAll Africa Games2003 Abuja 10 000 mAfrican Championships2008 Addis Ababa 10 000 m2002 Rades 5000 mWorld Cross Country Championships2004 Brussels Senior raceEjegayehu comes from a sporting family of several Olympic medalists including her sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe and her cousin Derartu Tulu Contents 1 Career 2 International competitions 3 Personal bests 4 References 5 External linksCareer editEjegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopian long distance runner from the high altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region She is the third child of six Her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long distance athletes and brother Dejene is marked as a future star Like her sister Tirunesh her cousin Derartu Tulu is a double Olympic gold medallist 1992 and 2000 Ejegayehu beat her cousin to take the silver medal in the 10 000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics her two bronze medals at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics were behind her sister winning the gold in the final sprint She took part in a 7 km race at the Memorial Peppe Greco in September 2010 and took second place behind Sylvia Kibet 1 Ejegayehu made her debut over the marathon distance at the 2011 Chicago Marathon and defeated Kayoko Fukushi by 2 minutes 29 seconds in making her marathon debut at 2 22 09 the third fastest debut time and easy win 2 Ejegayehu Dibaba is 1 60 m tall and weighs 46 kg International competitions editRepresenting nbsp Ethiopia Year Competition Venue Position Event Result2002 African Championships Rades Tunisia 3rd 5000 m 15 56 022003 World Cross Country Championships Lausanne Switzerland 9th Short race 12 592nd Team competition 24 ptsWorld Championships Paris France 9th 10 000 m 31 01 07All Africa Games Abuja Nigeria 1st 10 000 m 32 34 54Afro Asian Games Hyderabad India 1st 10 000 m 33 01 122004 World Cross Country Championships Lausanne Switzerland 10th Short race 13 231st Team competition 19 pts2nd Long race 27 291st Team competition 26 ptsOlympic Games Athens Greece 2nd 10 000 m 30 24 98World Athletics Final Monte Carlo Monaco 3rd 5000 m 14 59 522005 World Cross Country Championships Saint Etienne France 14th Short race 13 51World Championships Helsinki Finland 3rd 5000 m 14 42 473rd 10 000 m 30 26 002006 World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka Japan 14th Long race 26 37African Championships Bambous Mauritius 10 000 m DNFWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 4th 5000 m 16 07 872007 World Championships Osaka Japan 6th 10 000 m 32 30 442008 African Championships Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2nd 10 000 m 32 50 36Olympic Games Beijing China 12th 10 000 m 31 22 18World Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 5000 m DNSPersonal bests edit3000 metres 8 35 94 London 2006 5000 metres 14 32 74 Bergen 2004 10 000 metres 30 18 39 Sollentuna 2005 Half marathon 1 16 40 Tequila 2001 Marathon 2 22 09 Chicago IL 2011 References edit Zorzi Alberto 27 September 2010 Soi and Kibet take victories in Scili IAAF Retrieved 7 May 2016 Ferstle Jim 9 October 2011 Mosop and Shobukova scorch to Chicago titles UPDATED IAAF Retrieved 7 May 2016 Although she finished second she was subsequently awarded the win in 2014 when Lilya Shobukova was subsequently disqualified for a doping scheme See Doping in Russia for details on Shobukova s incident leading to disqualification External links editEjegayehu Dibaba at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ejegayehu Dibaba amp oldid 1192626326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
