Tirunesh Dibaba

**Tirunesh Dibaba** (Oromo: *Xirunesh Dibaabaa*, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985) be an Ethiopian long-distance runner athlete wey dey compete insyd long-distance track events den international road races. She win three Olympic track gold medals, five World Championship track gold medals, four individual World Cross Country (WCC) adult titles, den one individual WCC junior title. Na Tirunesh be de 5,000 metres (outdoor track) world record holder til 2020. She be nicknamed de "baby-faced destroyer."

At de 2005 IAAF World Championships insyd Helsinki, Finland, Tirunesh cam be de first woman make she win de 5000&nbsp;m den 10000&nbsp;m at de same championship. She be de one of two women (de oda Sonia O'Sullivan) wey win de short den long course World Cross Country title at de same championship (2005 insyd Saint-Galmier, France). Plus ein 2003 World championship title, she cam be de youngest World Champion at de age of 18 years den 90 days.

Tirunesh dey cam from a sporting family of chaw Olympic medalists, wich dey include ein sistos Genzebe, Ejegayehu den Anna, den ein cousin, Derartu Tulu. De matriarch of de Dibaba athletics dynasty, Tirunesh be de most decorated of de family.

## Background
Na dem born Tirunesh insyd de village of Bekoji, Arsi Zone of de Oromia Region den de fourth of six kiddies. She be of Oromo descent. She begin dey compete insyd athletics at de age of 14. Na dem raise am insyd de high-altitude Arsi Zone insyd Oromia, Ethiopia buh na she live insyd Addis Ababa, de capital, since 2000.

Tirunesh dey cam from an athletic family. Na ein older sisto Ejegayehu win de silver medal insyd de 10,000 metres at de 2004 Summer Olympics insyd Athens. As of 25 June 2017, ein younger sisto Genzebe dey hold de world record for 1,500 metres, 2,000 metres den de indoor world records for 1,500 metres, one mile (dey pend ratification), 3,000 metres, den 5,000 metres. Tirunesh den Genzebe be de siblings per insyd history make dem hold concurrent world records. Dema cousin, Derartu Tulu, win gold medals insyd de 10,000 metres at de 1992 den 2000 Summer Olympics, de bronze medal insyd de 10,000 metres at de 2004 Summer Olympics, de silver medal insyd de 10,000 metres at de 1995 World Championships, den de gold medal insyd de 10,000 metres at de 2001 World Championships.

## Career

### Junior races
Na Tirunesh ein first fully international outdoor event as a junior be de 2001 World Cross Country Championships (WCCC) insyd Ostend, Belgium wer, at de age of 15, she fini fifth.

Tirunesh fini second insyd de junior race at de 2002 WCCC insyd Dublin, Ireland before she win dat race insyd Lausanne, Switzerland insyd 2003.

Tirunesh sanso earn a silver medal insyd de 5000 metres at de 2002 World Junior Championships insyd Kingston, Jamaica, 1.05 seconds behind Meseret Defar den just 0.05 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Vivian Cheruiyot.

### 2003: First World Championships gold medal
Insyd May, Tirunesh win de Ethiopian national track championship per of ein senior career. Na de event be de 5000 metres, plus Meseret Defar finishing second.

Insyd Paris at ein World Championships debut, Tirunesh win de 5000 metres insyd a sprint finish against Marta Dominguez of Spain den Edith Masai of Kenya. Na dis make ein de youngest athlete to win an individual gold medal at de World Championships. Recalling de race, Tirunesh say, *"I competed in Paris only because I had the 'A' standard. No one expected me to win. There was no pressure from anywhere. All of them [the pre-race favorites] were looking at each other [during the race] and no one was focusing on the finish line. I just went for it and was surprised that I had won."*

Insyd October, she fini fourth insyd de 5000 metres at de All-Africa Games insyd Abuja, Nigeria den second insyd de same event at de Afro-Asian Games insyd Hyderabad, India. Meseret Defar win both races. Tirunesh say, *"I was a bit tired after Paris and did not train well. I was not ready to run those races."*

### 2004: Bronze medalist at de Athens Olympics
At de Summer Olympics insyd Athens, Tirunesh fini third insyd de 5000 metres, behind Meseret Defar den Kenyan Isabella Ochichi. At age 19, she cam be de youngest-ever medalist for Ethiopia at de Olympics. Na she say about de race, *"I was a bit overweight and after following Elvan [Abeylegesse] at the early part of the race, I just could not follow the rest at the end. I was not disappointed. I had learned my lesson."*

### 2005: Double gold medalist at de World Championships
At de Reebok Boston Indoor Games insyd January, na Tirunesh set a world record insyd de 5000 meters plus a finish time of 14:32.93. Na dis be 6.36 seconds faster dan de previous world record set by Berhane Adere. Na Tirunesh ein sisto Ejegayehu fini second, over 25 seconds behind. She fade during de last 1000 metres after she run plus Tirunesh thru 4000 metres insyd a hand-timed 11:46.2. Na Tirunesh ein 1000 metre splits be 2:56.0 - 2:55.2 - 3:00.0 - 2:55.0 - 2:46.8.

Tirunesh win two gold medals insyd March at de World Cross Country Championships insyd Saint-Galmier, France. Na she be de second woman, de oda be Sonia O'Sullivan, to win two events since dese championships begin insyd 1998.

Dibaba out-sprint ein sisto Ejegayehu den Adere to win de 10,000 metres at de World Championships insyd Helsinki, Finland. One week later, Tirunesh break de championships record while she defeat Meseret Defar den sisto Ejegayehu to win de 5000 metres wey she cam be de first woman to win de 10,000/5000 metres double at de same World Championships. De International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) recognize dese two victories as de 2005 Female Performances of de Year. Just before dese races, Tirunesh say, *"When I won [the 2003 World Championships] in Paris, everybody called me the 'little girl'. I am no longer that little girl. I have matured and certainly am afraid of no one during competition."*

### 2006: Tirunesh-Defar rivalry intensifies
Tirunesh win de long race on 1 April at de World Cross Country Championships insyd Fukuoka, Japan. De next day, however, na she be unable to finish de short race.

Tirunesh win five of de six Golden League 5000 metre races, wich earn am a bonus of US$83,333. She sanso win de 5000 metres at de World Athletics Final. Tirunesh den Meseret Defar race against each oda insyd five of those seven races, plus Tirunesh wey win four times.

Defar defeat Tirunesh insyd de 5000 metres at de African Championships insyd Bambous, Mauritius den insyd de 3000 metres at de World Athletics Final.

### 2007: Successful defense of 10,000 metres World Championship
Tirunesh earn a US$25,000 bonus for breaking ein own 5000 metres indoor world record at de Reebok Boston Indoor Games on 27 January, plus a finish time of 14:27.42. Na Tirunesh ein 1000 metre split times be 2:55.28 - 2:53.2 - 2:51.5 - 2:56.68 - 2:46.4. She hold dis record til na Meseret Defar break am on 18 February 2009 insyd Stockholm plus a finish time of 14:24.37.

During de 10,000 metres race at de World Championships insyd Osaka, Tirunesh san use ein sprint finish to overhaul Turkey ein Elvan Abeylegesse, wey na ein second-place finish here be expunged insyd 2017 for doping. Tirunesh win despite she get a mid-race tumble den abdominal pains thru out de race. Na Tirunesh ein finish time be 31:55.41. She thus cam be de woman per wey win consecutive 10,000 metre titles at de World Championships. Na she no compete insyd de 5000 metres.

### 2008: Double gold medalist at de Beijing Olympics & 5000 metres world record
At de 6 June Bislett Games insyd Oslo, a Golden League event, Tirunesh Dibaba set a world record insyd de 5,000&nbsp;metres wich go stand for over twelve years, wey run de distance insyd 14:11.15. Lucy Wangui Kabuu wey komot Kenya run a personal best wey na she fini insyd second place, 22 seconds behind Tirunesh. Tirunesh ein sisto Ejegayehu Dibaba fini insyd third place plus a time of 14:36.78 (4.04 seconds off ein personal best). Tirunesh better Meseret Defar ein world record by 5.48 seconds. Na Tirunesh say after de race, *"I've been thinking about this for a long time and this is a very special day for me. I was trying my best, and I knew I was going to break the record with two laps to go. The early part of the race was pretty good, but at 3,000 metres we were a little behind, so then I had to catch up on the pace. I could have run faster if the pacing was a little better."* Na Tirunesh ein 800 metre split times be: 2:13.7 - 2:19.0 (4:32.7 thru 1600 metres) - 2:22.5 (6:55.2 thru 2400 metres den 8:03.7 thru 2800 metres) - 2:17.8 (9:13.0 thru 3200 metres) - 2:15.4 (11:28.4 thru 4000 metres)- 2:10.1 (13.38.5 thru 4800 metres), plus a last 200 metre split of 32.7.

Six days later, Tirunesh defeat ein sisto Ejegayehu by 0.68 seconds insyd de 10,000 metres at de Golden Spike Grand Prix insyd Ostrava, Czech Republic. Na Tirunesh ein finish time be 31:03.37.

Dibaba won de 10,000 metres at de Summer Olympics insyd Beijing on 15 August. Na ein finish time of 29:54.66 break de existing Olympic record of 30:17.49, wich na be set by cousin Derartu Tulu at de 2000 Summer Olympics insyd Sydney. In addition, na ein finish time be de second fastest 10,000 metres of all time den an African record. Na de previous African record of 30:04.18 be set by Berhane Adere at de 2003 World Championships.

Seven days later, Tirunesh win de 5000 metres, wey she defeat de defending champion Meseret Defar by 2.72 seconds. Dis make Tirunesh de first woman to win both de 5,000 den de 10,000 metres at de same Olympic games.

Na dem name Tirunesh de 2008 Athlete of de Year by *Track & Field News*. De IAAF award ein Female Performance of de Year to Tirunesh den Czech javelin thrower Barbora Špotáková. Na dem nominate Tirunesh for IAAF World Athlete of de Year, wich na Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva instead win am for de third time.

### 2009: World record at 15 kilometres during injury-shortened season
Na injuries prevent Tirunesh from competing insyd de World Cross Country Championships insyd Amman, Jordan den de World Championships insyd Berlin.

On 15 November, Tirunesh win de Zevenheuvelenloop 15 kilometres road race insyd Nijmegen, Netherlands insyd a world best time of 46:28. Na dis better Kayoko Fukushi ein previous world best by almost half a minute. (Na dem break Tirunesh ein record by Florence Kiplagat on 15 February 2015.) Na dis be ein first competitive road race since 2005, buh na she downplay de idea of moving on to road running, wey she state dat na de track remain ein priority. Na ein 5 kilometre splits be 15:58 – 15:25 – 15:05. She say, *"Although I trained a lot together with my husband for this race, a roadrace is something different. I did not know what I could expect. Therefore, I was not that fast in the beginning. ... After 10 kilometres, I pressed the pace and in the final three kilometres it felt like flying. It feels good as you hear after the finish that your husband also has won."*

### 2010
Insyd February, Tirunesh run de third fastest indoor two-mile race to date (9:12.23) at de Aviva Grand Prix insyd Birmingham, U.K. Na ein mile splits be 4:41.2 followed by 4:31.1.

At de World Cross Country Championships insyd Bydgoszcz, Tirunesh fini fourth.

Tirunesh successfully defend ein 10,000 metres title at de African Championships insyd Nairobi plus a finish time of 31:51.39. Na ein last 400 metres b timed at 61 seconds.

### 2012: Successful defense of 10,000 metres Olympic gold medal
Na a stress fracture insyd ein right leg keep Tirunesh out of competition for 16 months. She return to racing on 31 December 2011 to win de 10 kilometre San Silvestre Vallecana Silver Label Road Race insyd Madrid, Spain by overcoming Gelete Burka insyd a sprint finish.

She win de two-mile race at de New Balance Indoor Grand Prix insyd Boston on 4 February wey she take ein second career win at de Carlsbad 5000 road race insyd April.

On 1 June insyd ein first outdoor track race of de year, she win de 10,000 metres at de Prefontaine Classic insyd Eugene, a Diamond League event, by holding off Florence Kiplagat at de finish line.

Eight days later at de Diamond League Adidas Grand Prix insyd New York City, Tirunesh win de 5,000&nbsp;metres plus she run ein last 400&nbsp;metres insyd 61.54 seconds. Na ein winning margin over second-place finisher Meseret Defar be more dan 6 seconds.

At de 2012 Summer Olympics insyd London, she successfully defend ein 10,000 metres title plus a powerful performance over de final 600&nbsp;metres, wey she win insyd a time of 30:20.75. Na dis be de fastest of de year by any female athlete. Na dis make am de first woman to win consecutive Olympic 10,000&nbsp;metres titles. After de win, she say, *"I have never been happier than today – this is even better than in Beijing"*. Insyd de 5000 metres, she fini third behind gold medalist Meseret Defar den silver medalist Vivian Cheruiyot, thus she fail to repeat ein 5,000/10,000&nbsp;double from de 2008&nbsp;Olympics. After de race, na Tirunesh say, *"I'm not very pleased today. I gave it a good shot, but I wasn't aiming for bronze. I'm a bit disappointed."*

After de Olympics, she return to road racing on 16 September at de BUPA Great North Run, a Gold Label Road Race insyd northern England. Na she get one of de fastest ever half marathon debuts while she win insyd a time of 1:07:35. She defeat de marathon gold medalists from de 2012 Summer Olympics den de 2011 World Championships, Tiki Gelana den Edna Kiplagat, respectively, even though na both run personal bests.

Tirunesh close ein year on 18&nbsp;November plus a win at de ABN-AMRO Zevenheuvelenloop insyd Nijmegen, Netherlands, wey she set de fastest time dat season for de 15&nbsp;kilometre distance.

### 2013: Third World Championship insyd de 10,000 metres
Insyd February, Tirunesh hope to break de indoor 2 mile world record at de New Balance Indoor Grand Prix insyd Boston. Ein pacer, however, quit at de 1 kilometre mark, wey na she fini insyd 9:13.17, seven seconds off de record. Tirunesh say after de race, *"With this first race [of the year], I am happy. But I could have run faster with better pacing--9:03 or 9:04. I would have liked to have broken the meet record.... Running alone is a bit tough. When I broke the world record at 5000 meters, I had good pacemakers."*

Na Tirunesh plan to run de London Marathon on 21 April, buh na an injury to de bottom of ein heel force postponement of ein debut at dis distance.

Na she dey in good form insyd May at de Great Manchester Run, wey she set a course record den an Ethiopian record of 30:49 to win dis 10 kilometre road race.

On 1 June, Tirunesh win de 5000 metres at de Prefontaine Classic insyd Eugene, Oregon, U.S., a Diamond League event wey double as Ethiopia ein trials for de World Championships. Na ein finish time of 14:42.01 be one-half second faster dan second-place finisher Mercy Cherono of Kenya. Tirunesh sanso fini ahead of five countrywomen, wey dey include London Olympian Belaynesh Oljira.

Tirunesh on 27 June run ein last 10,000 metre race before de World Championships at de Golden Spike Ostrava insyd de Czech Republic. She win plus a finishing time of 30:26.67, plus Gladys Cherono Kiprono of Kenya finishing second insyd 30:29.23 den Belaynesh Oljira finishing third.

Just nine days later on 6 July at de Diamond League meeting insyd Paris, Tirunesh clock de fastest 5000 metres by any woman since 2008: 14:23.68. Na Ethiopian Almaz Ayana fini second insyd a personal best of 14:25.84, wey be followed by countrywomen Gelete Burka, Sule Utura, den Buze Diriba.

Na Tirunesh be de favourite to win de 10,000 metres at de World Championships insyd Moscow. She shadow de leaders during de race til she take de lead plus 500 metres remaining wey na she sprint to ein fifth individual World Championships gold medal. Na ein finish time be 30:43.45, plus na ein last 400 metres clock at 59.98 seconds.

Na Tirunesh no enter de 5000 metres at de World Championships, despite na she say insyd July immediately after ein Paris 5000 metres victory wey na she intend make she contest both events. In explaining ein decision make she skip de race, she deny say na she dey avoid longtime rival Meseret Defar, dey say, *"The [Ethiopian athletics] federation asked us to just run one race each, and that's why I left that race. Both of us have run many times, and they told us that they wanted upcoming athletes to have a chance, and we agreed with that."*

On 29 August, na Tirunesh resume ein rivalry plus Defar insyd de 5000 metres at de Weltklasse Zürich, a Diamond League event. Na Genzebe Dibaba take de lead after de last pacer drop out, buh na she quit de race plus 600 metres wey remain. Tirunesh then take de lead, plus Defar close behind, before Defar pass am insyd de last 100 metres. Defar fini de race insyd 14:32.83 plus Tirunesh insyd second at 14:34.82.

Three days later insyd Tilburg, Netherlands, Tirunesh attempt to break Paula Radcliffe ein 10 kilometer road race world record of 30:21. Although Tirunesh fall short by 9 seconds, na ein 30:30 finish time be de fourth fastest ever wey na she break Gladys Cherono Kiprono ein 2012 course record by 27 seconds. Na Tirunesh sanso break de Ethiopian national record (den ein previous personal best) by 19 seconds.

Na Tirunesh ein final race of de season be de Great North Run insyd northern England on 15 September, wer na she be de defending champion. Na dem bill de race as a "showdown" between Tirunesh den Defar. However, na de winner of de 2013 London Marathon den silver medalist at de 2012 London Olympics, Priscah Jeptoo wey komot Kenya, win de race insyd de third fastest time ever for a half marathon (1:05.45). Na Radcliffe den Kenya ein Susan Chepkemei run faster. Defar fini second plus a personal best den Tirunesh third insyd a personal best time of 1:06:55.

### 2014–2015: Marathon debut wey motherhood follow
Tirunesh make ein marathon debut at de 2014 London Marathon. She fini third insyd a time of 2:20:35, 14 seconds behind winner Edna Kiplagat den 11 seconds behind Florence Kiplagat (unrelated). Dibaba stop briefly near de 30 kilometre mark to pick up a dropped water bottle.

After she cam preg plus ein first kiddie, Tirunesh announce on 5 November say she go skip de 2015 season. Tirunesh give birth to a son insyd March 2015.

### 2016: Olympic bronze medalist insyd historic 10,000 metre race
Tirunesh return de track insyd 2016 to qualify for den run insyd de 10,000 metres at de Summer Olympics insyd Rio de Janeiro. Na she no compete insyd de 5000 metres at de Olympics for de first time since 2004.

On 29 June, Tirunesh loose a 10,000 metres race for de first time insyd ein career. Na Almaz Ayana win de Ethiopian Olympic Trials insyd Hengelo, Netherlands plus de fastest time (30:07.00) since Meselech Melkamu ein 29:53.8 finish time insyd June 2009, de seventh fastest time ever, den de fastest time ever for a 10,000 metres debut. Na Gelete Burka fini insyd second (30:28.47) plus Tirunesh insyd third (30:28.53).

In perhaps de greatest 10,000 metres race of all time, na Tirunesh run de fourth fastest time insyd history while na she win de bronze medal. Na ein finish time of 29:42.56 be 12.1 seconds faster dan ein previous personal best of 29:54.66, wich na she set at de 2008 Summer Olympics insyd Beijing. Na teammate Almaz Ayana smash Wang Junxia ein 22 year old (den controversial) world record (29:31.78) by 14.33 seconds on ein way to de gold medal insyd a time of 29:17.45. Na silver medalist Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya cam within 0.75 seconds of Wang ein world record while she dey run de third fastest time (29:32.53) insyd history. Fourth place finisher Alice Aprot Nawowuna of Kenya run de fifth fastest time (29:53.51) insyd history. (She lead de race for de first 5000 metres, wey na she reach dat mark insyd a very quick 14:46.81.) De next 9 finishers each set an area record (Molly Huddle of de U.S.), a national record (Cheruiyot of Kenya, Sarah Lahti of Sweden, Diane Nukuri of Burundi), anaa a personal best. Na dem sanso break national records for Greece, Kyrgyzstan, den Uzbekistan. Before dis race, na a woman fini a 10,000 metres race insyd under 30 minutes five times per - buh na four do so insyd dis race. Na Tirunesh say after de race, *"I had a short time after delivery. Fortunately I got bronze.... This is great for me, my family and all of Ethiopia. The bronze is for my son."*

### 2017: 10,000 metres silver medalist at de World Championships
Na Tirunesh san run de London Marathon, wey she fini insyd second place insyd a time of 2:17:56. Na dis make am de third fastest woman ever insyd a marathon. Na Mary Jepkosgei Keitany ein winning finish time of 2:17:01 be a world record for a women-only marathon wey na e be de second-fastest performance insyd history. Na Paula Radcliffe run faster, 2:15:25 at de mixed-gender 2003 London Marathon.

She win de silver medal insyd de 10,000 metres at de World Championships insyd London insyd August, wey she fini 46.37 seconds behind Almaz Ayana. Na Ayana break open de race at de 4000 metres mark, wey she run ein next 1000 metres insyd 2:49.18. Na Tirunesh dey train for dis race for two months per, wey na she explain after de race, *"If I had followed ... [Ayana], I wouldn't have won a medal. I know my capacity these days because my training for this race was very short."* Na dis be de third consecutive 10,000 metres race wey na Ayana defeat Tirunesh. Na Tirunesh ein 1000 metre splits be as follows:

* 1000 metres: 3:31.43 (20th position)
* 2000 metres: 3:18.88 (6:50.31) (17th)
* 3000 metres: 3:09.37 (9:59.68) (2nd)
* 4000 metres: 3:04.66 (13:04.34) (6th)
* 5000 metres: 2:56.30 (16:00.64) (6th)
* 6000 metres: 2:59.86 (19:00.50) (6th)
* 7000 metres: 3:02.10 (22:02.60) (4th)
* 8000 metres: 3:05.70 (25:08.30) (5th)
* 9000 metres: 3:04.41 (28:12.71) (4th)
* Finish: 2:49.98 (31:02.69) (2nd)
** Last 5000 metres: 15:02.05

Na Tirunesh commit to run de Chicago Marathon on 8 October. She win a gold medal during de 40th edition of de marathon, plus a time of 2:18:30.

### 2018
Tirunesh san run de London Marathon insyd April, buh na she fail to finish. She win de Great Manchester Run road 10K for de third consecutive time den fifth time overall de month wey dey following. She fini third insyd de Berlin Marathon plus a time of 2:18:55 insyd September. Tirunesh place sixth at de Delhi Half Marathon insyd October wey she run de San Silvestre Vallecana road 10k insyd Madrid on 31 December. She fini third plus a time of 30:40. Na Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) win de run insyd 29:54, na de runner up be Hellen Obiri (Kenya) plus 29:59. Secof de downhill nature of de course, times set der no be eligible for world record purposes.

### 2023
De 37-year-old return after giving birth to a third kiddie wey she run ein first race since December 2018 at de Houston Half Marathon insyd January. She fini 16th plus a time of 71:35.

## Ein life matter
Tirunesh s mayed to 200aennd 2008 Olympic 10,000 meter silver medallist Sileshi Sihine wey na dem get a son, Nathan Sileshi, dem born insyd March 2015. She give birth to a second kiddie dem name Allon. She get a third kiddie insyd 2021.

After dthe Beijing Olympics, na ein club, de Prisons Police, bestow de rank of Chief Superintendent for ein services to club den country. Tirunesh get an honorary doctorate from Addis Ababa University, wey na she get a hospital on de outskirts of Addis Ababa dem name after am.

She has venture into de hotel industry by she estabish an eponymous Three Star hotel, wich na dem set to open at de end of 2013.

## Results

### Olympics (outdoor)
Insyd dese All-Africa Games outdoor track races, Dibaba ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 2-0 Gelete Burka
* 2-2 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 1-0 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 1-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 1-0 Linet Masai
* 1-0 Lornah Kiplagat
* 1-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 1-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 1-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 1-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 1-2 Meseret Defar
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Emily Chebet
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-1 Almaz Ayana
** Total: 14-5 (73.7 percent)

### IAAF world championship events
Na Tirunesh no participate insyd any edition of de IAAF World Indoor Championships. Insyd oda IAAF world championship races, Tirunesh ein win–loss record against de women wey dey be set forth below. Only event finals be counted. Dem count a "did not finish" (DNF) is as a loss to everybro wey plete de race. Dem dey treat a "did not start" as dem be absent from de race.

* 7-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sisto)
* 6-2 Meselech Melkamu
* 5-1 Werknesh Kidane
* 4-1 Bezunesh Bekele
* 3-1 Emily Chebet Muge
* 2-0 Berhane Adere
* 2-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 2-1 Gelete Burka
* 2-1 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 2-2 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 1-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 1-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 1-0 Meseret Defar
* 1-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 1-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 1-1 Linet Masai
* 1-2 Lornah Kiplagat
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-1 Almaz Ayana
** Total: 43-13 (76.8 percent)

### African Championships insyd Athletics (outdoor track)
Insyd dese Golden League den Diamond League races, Dibaba ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 2-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 1-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 1-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Edith Masai
* 0-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Emily Chebet
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gelete Burka
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sisto)
* 0-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 0-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 0-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 0-1 Meseret Defar
** Total: 4-1 (80 percent)

### All-Africa Games (outdoor track)
Insyd dese Grand Prix and World Athletics Challenge races, Dibaba ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 1-0 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 0-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 0-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sisto)
* 0-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Emily Chebet
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gelete Burka
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sisto)
* 0-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 0-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 0-1 Meseret Defar
** Total: 2-1 (66.7 percent)

### Diamond League, Golden League (outdoor track)
Since 2010, na de Diamond League be an annual series of athletics meetings wey be organised by de IAAF around de world. Na de Golden League be an annual series of athletics meetings wey be organised by de IAAF insyd Europe from 1998 thru 2009.

Insyd dese outdoor track den cross country races, Dibaba ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 9-2 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sisto)
* 7-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 7-5 Meseret Defar
* 6-0 Edith Masai
* 6-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 5-3 Berhane Adere
* 4-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 3-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 3-3 Werknesh Kidane
* 2-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 2-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 2-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sisto)
* 2-0 Linet Masai
* 1-0 Aberu Kebede
* 1-0 Almaz Ayana
* 1-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 1-0 Emily Chebet Muge
* 1-0 Lornah Kiplagat
* 1-1 Tatyana Tomashova
* 1-2 Ayelech Worku
* 1-2 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Gelete Burka
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 0-2 Gabriela Szabo
** Total: 66-20 (76.7 percent)

### World Athletics Finals (outdoor track)
Na World Athletics Final be an annual athletics competition wey be organise by de IAAF from 2003 to 2009. Insyd dese races, Dibaba ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 3-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 2-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sisto)
* 2-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 2-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 1-0 Berhane Adere
* 1-0 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Gelete Burka
* 1-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 1-3 Meseret Defar
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sisto)
* 0-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-1 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-1 Elvan Abeylegesse
** Total: 14-5 (73.7 percent)

### Grand Prix, World Athletics Challenge (outdoor track)
Insyd dese track races at de Olympics, na Tirunesh ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 5-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sisto)
* 3-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sisto)
* 3-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 3-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 2-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 2-1 Berhane Adere
* 2-1 Linet Masai
* 1-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 1-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 1-0 Gelete Burka
* 1-1 Marla Runyan
* 1-2 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 1-2 Werknesh Kidane
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Edith Masai
* 0-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-1 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-1 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-2 Meseret Defar
** Total: 26-11 (70.3 percent)

### Oda outdoor track & cross country races
Insyd dese African Championship outdoor track races, Dibaba ein win–loss record against de women wey dey follow be as follows:

* 5-1 Werknesh Kidane
* 4-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sisto)
* 3-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 3-1 Meselech Melkamu
* 2-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 2-0 Meseret Defar
* 2-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 2-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 1-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 1-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 1-0 Lornah Kiplagat
* 1-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Edith Masai
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sisto)
* 0-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-2 Gelete Burka
** Total: 27-4 (87.1 percent)

## Personal bests

### Outdoor
As of 29 June 2017, Dibaba ein outdoor personal bests be as follows:

### Indoor

## References


## External links

* Tirunesh Dibaba at World Athletics 
* "Dibaba – A jewel of inestimable value", by Steven Downes, Athletics Africa, 20 March 2005
* Tirunesh Dibaba's profile from Global Athletics
* Beijing 2008 Women's 10000 m EthioTube Video
* Beijing 2008 Women's 5000 m EthioTube Video
* "Spend a Day With Tirunesh Dibaba", by Toby Tanser, ''Runner's World''
* Video Interview of Tirunesh Dibaba before and after 2007 IAAF World Championships 10,000m