Genzebe Dibaba

Womens 1500 metres Final

Womens 1500 metres Semi Final 1

Womens 1500 metres Round 1 Heat 1

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1991 (34 years old)
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Chefe, Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia

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Middle Distance Runner

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1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight
52 kg (115 lb)

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Ethiopia Athletics

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Genzebe Dibaba Keneni (Oromo: Ganzabee Dibaabaa Qananii; Amharic: ገንዘቤ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. A 1500 metres 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist, she won a gold medal in this event and a bronze in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships. Genzebe is the current world record holder for the 1500m, and the indoor events of the one mile, 3000m and 5000m. She holds the distinction of possessing the most world records by one woman in track history, with her current haul of four, plus two world bests.

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 1500m in 2012, the 3000m in 2014 and 2016, and securing the 1500m/3000m 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 5000m at the World U20 Championships. The next year, Genzebe added her second Cross Country U20 title, and in 2010, the World U20 Championships 5000m gold. She won the 2015 Diamond League title at the event. She was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2014, and IAAF World Female Athlete of the Year in 2015.

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

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