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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 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 Dibaba Keneni
- 52 kg (115 lb)
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- NN Running Team (2023–)
- The Dibaba dynasty. Genzebe, who turns 23 on Saturday, is the latest member of the Dibaba clan to arrive on the world stage. Big sister Tirunesh – one of the sport’s all-time legends – has won three Olympic and five world gold medals on the track, plus five individual world cross country titles.
- Happy in the mud. Like older sister Tirunesh (T-Dibby), Genzebe (G-Dibby) first emerged as a cross country athlete, finishing fifth in the junior race at the Mombassa 2007 World Cross Country Championships, at just 16 years old.
- Junior to senior (seamlessly) Her track career began over 5000m at the world juniors in 2008. She finished second behind her compatriot Sult Utura, and two years later went one better in Moncton, Canada.
- Moving to middle distance. For the 2012 season, Dibaba stepped down to the 1500m. After breaking too early and earning a disqualification in her first indoor meet of the year in Dusseldorf, she justified her decision to change events by recording a blistering 4:00.13 in Karlsruhe, to climb to fifth on the all-time women’s indoor list.
Feb 19, 2015 · The Ethiopian runner broke the previous mark of 14:24.37 by more than five seconds at the 2015 XL-Galan meeting. She also improved her own 3000m world indoor record, set in the same arena a year earlier.
Jul 18, 2015 · Learn how the Ethiopian runner changed her training and broke the 1500m world record in 2015. Read about her achievements, challenges and goals in this World Athletics feature.
Genzebe DIBABA. Team Ethiopia. Athletics. Olympic Medals. 1 S. Games Participations 2. First Olympic Games London 2012. Year of Birth 1991. Social Media.
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Aug 25, 2015 · Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba stormed to victory in the 1500m at the world championships to claim her maiden global outdoor title and add to her family’s impressive collection of medals.
Jul 18, 2015 · July 18, 2015. Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia set a world record with a time of 3 minutes 50.07 seconds in the women’s 1,500 meters at the Herculis Diamond League meet in Monaco. She eclipsed the...
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