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   Haile 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 African woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

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3. ethiopians.com › derartu_tuluDerartu Tulu - Biography

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   Derartu Tulu - Biography. Derartu Tulu (1969-) Derartu Tulu rose to fame and an Olympics history, when she convincingly won the women s 10000 meters race in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. The scene of this 23 year old Ethiopian young lady winning this race and then draping herself with the national tri-color and doing a lap has placed her in ...

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   Jul 25, 2020 · In 1992 Ethiopian Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win Olympic gold, pulling off a spectacular victory to triumph in the 10,000m final at the Barcelona Games. This is her story.

5. olympics.com › en › athletesDerartu TULU - Olympics.com

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   Biography. A member of the Oromo ethnic group, Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle in the Arsi highlands of Ethiopia. She did not realize that she was an unusually fast runner until she was 16 years old. In the 10,000m final at the 1992 Olympic Games, Elana Meyer of South Africa pulled away from the field after 6,100m and only Tulu was able to ...

6. olympics.com › en › newsDerartu Tulu: How Ethiopia’s Olympic champion united a ...

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Derartu Tulu is now the president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. (Getty Images) Derartu Tulu: Running as a way of life “For everything, you had to run,” Tulu recalled of her simple life growing up in a village nestled in the highlands of Bekoji, a southeastern region of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

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   Biography. In 1992, Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold, in somewhat of a surprise. She did so by winning the 10,000 m ahead of Elana Meyer of South Africa, with whom she had led the race most of the way, distancing the field. It was considered a landmark event, as South Africa was re-admitted to the ...

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   Who is Derartu Tulu?

   • Derartu Tulu rose to fame and an Olympics history, when she convincingly won the womens 10000 meters race in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.

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   Who is Derartu dearatu?

   • Dearatu was born in 1969 in the village of Bokoji in the Arsi region of central Ethiopia as a seventh child in a family of 10 children. Even in elementary school, Derartu excelled in horse riding competitions. Derartus first significant win came in a 400 meter race in her school where she out-run the schools start male athlete.

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   How did Derartu become a successful athlete?

   • Even in elementary school, Derartu excelled in horse riding competitions. Derartus first significant win came in a 400 meter race in her school where she out-run the schools start male athlete. That along with a win in 800 meters race in her district convincingly put Derartu in a path of a successful career in Athletics.

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   How did Erin Derartu become a professional athlete?

   • That along with a win in 800 meters race in her district convincingly put Derartu in a path of a successful career in Athletics. In 1988, Derartu represented the region of Arsi and competed in a national 1500 meters race where she won a bronze medal. When she was 17, Derartu was hired by the Ethiopian Police Force.

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9. www.washingtonpost.com › made-by-history › 202230 years ago, Ethiopia’s Derartu Tulu made history and ...

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   Aug 8, 2022 · August 8, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Ethiopa’s Derartu Tulu leads South African Elana Meyer during her gold-medal run in the 10,000 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. (Rusty Kennedy/AP) 8 min ...