Genzebe Dibaba

Ethiopian distance runner · Ethiopia · On the map · Athletes · Born 1991 · age 35

Genzebe Dibaba Keneni 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 holds the world record for the indoor events of the one mile, 3,000m and 5,000m.

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2015“Everybody expects me to win the gold medal, I have to do it, especially after what my sister has achieved. I have to do the same, if not better.”In their words18 July 2015Dibaba is finally a master of all tradesRead the whole statement

“Now I have two goals for the 2015 indoor season. I am preparing myself to break the 5000m world indoor record in Stockholm and then run the mile in Birmingham.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

Laureus World Sports AwardsAwardWorld Athlete of the YearAward2014“Well, not yet, But maybe in the future we will have a Dibaba running club. It’s a good idea.”In their words20 November 2014Monaco press points - Genzebe DibabaRead the whole statement

“I have to say that I really love being in this because athletics allowed me to experience life in a truly wonderful way.”In their words15 April 2014Keeping up with the DibabasRead the whole statement

1991Born8 February 1991

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Genzebe's first senior world title (1500 m) at the 2012 World Indoor Championships

Genzebe en route her 3000m gold at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot

Genzebe at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 2015

Genzebe (center) with Faith Kipyegon (L) and Sifan Hassan (R) at the medal ceremony during the 2015 World Championships in Beijing

Genzebe at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot

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I don’t really expect to be greater than her. But I’d like to be as great as her, That’s my hope. To be as good as her. I don’t really look for more.
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And when Genzebe took more than three seconds off the world indoor 1500m record in Karlsruhe, it was no surprise to Tirunesh.
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The first thing that Tirunesh said to me when she called after the world record was: ‘based on the way you were training, I knew you were going to break it’.
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