Runner profile

Tirunesh
Dibaba
01 Jun 1985
Ethiopia
Time
$1,242,156
87

Personal bests

Type Distance Time Flags Site Date Actions
RD 5 km 14:51 Carlsbad CA/USA 03 Apr 2005
RD 5 km 15:00 Carlsbad CA/USA 13 Apr 2003
RD 5 km 15:19 Carlsbad CA/USA 07 Apr 2002
RD 10 km 30:30 Tilburg NED 01 Sep 2013
RD 10 km 30:49 Manchester ENG 26 May 2013
RD 10 km 34:48 Addis Ababa ETH 30 Nov 2003
RD 10 km 35:01 Addis Ababa ETH 03 Nov 2002
RD 15 km 46:27.7 Nijmegen NED 15 Nov 2009
RD 10 mi 51:49 Portsmouth ENG 23 Oct 2016
RD Half Mara 1:06:50 Ras Al Khaimah UAE 10 Feb 2017
RD Half Mara 1:06:56 a South Shields ENG 15 Sep 2013
RD Half Mara 1:07:35 a South Shields ENG 16 Sep 2012
RD Marathon 2:17:56 London ENG 23 Apr 2017
RD Marathon 2:20:35 London ENG 13 Apr 2014
OT 3 km 8:29.55 London ENG 28 Jul 2006
OT 3 km 8:41.86 Brussels BEL 30 Aug 2002
OT 3 km 8:42.57 Eugene OR/USA 26 May 2002
OT 5 km 14:11.15 Oslo NOR 06 Jun 2008
OT 5 km 14:30.40 Oslo NOR 02 Jun 2006
OT 5 km 14:30.88 Bergen NOR 11 Jun 2004
OT 5 km 14:39.94 Oslo NOR 27 Jun 2003
OT 5 km 14:49.90 Berlin GER 06 Sep 2002
OT 5 km 15:04.54 London ENG 23 Aug 2002
OT 5 km 15:13.78 Portland OR/USA 18 May 2002
OT 10 km 29:42.56 Rio de Janeiro BRA 12 Aug 2016
OT 10 km 29:54.66 Beijing CHN 15 Aug 2008
OT 10 km 30:15.67 Sollentuna SWE 28 Jun 2005
IT 3 km 8:33.37 Boston MA/USA 26 Jan 2008
IT 3 km 8:33.56 Birmingham ENG 20 Feb 2004
IT 3 km 8:58.75 Roxbury MA/USA 01 Feb 2003
IT 2 mi 9:12.23 Birningham ENG 20 Feb 2010
IT 5 km 14:27.42 Boston MA/USA 27 Jan 2007
IT 5 km 14:32.93 Roxbury MA/USA 29 Jan 2005
IT 5 km 14:53.99 Roxbury MA/USA 31 Jan 2004
IT 5 km 15:40.68 Natick MA/USA 24 Jan 2003

Performances

Date Finished Time Flags Type Distance Site Race Prize money Actions
08 Oct 2017 1 2:18:31 RD Marathon Chicago IL/USA Bank of America Chicago $100,000
05 Aug 2017 2 31:02.69 OT 10 km London ENG IAAF World Championships $30,000
28 May 2017 1 31:03 RD 10 km Manchester ENG Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run
23 Apr 2017 2 2:17:56 RD Marathon London ENG Virgin Money London- elite women $130,000
10 Feb 2017 5 1:06:50 RD Half Mara Ras Al Khaimah UAE RAK $4,085
23 Oct 2016 1 51:49 RD 10 mi Portsmouth ENG Great South Run $735
11 Sep 2016 3 1:08:04 a RD Half Mara South Shields ENG Great North Run- elite women
12 Aug 2016 3 29:42.56 OT 10 km Rio de Janeiro BRA Olympic Games
09 Jul 2016 1 14:41.73 OT 5 km Kortrijk BEL Kortrijkse Guldendensporenmeeting
29 Jun 2016 3 30:28.53 OT 10 km Hengelo NED Ethiopian Championships
22 May 2016 1 31:16 RD 10 km Manchester ENG Great Manchester Run
18 May 2014 1 31:09 RD 10 km Manchester ENG Bupa Great Manchester- elite women
13 Apr 2014 3 2:20:35 RD Marathon London ENG Virgin Money London- elite women $72,500
31 Dec 2013 1 32:00 RD 10 km Rome ITA We Run Rome
17 Nov 2013 1 48:42.9 RD 15 km Nijmegen NED Scholten-Awater Zevenheuvelenloop $2,700
15 Sep 2013 3 1:06:56 a RD Half Mara South Shields ENG Bupa Great North Run- Elite Women $395
01 Sep 2013 1 30:30 RD 10 km Tilburg NED Tilburg
29 Aug 2013 2 14:34.82 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse in Zürich $6,000
11 Aug 2013 1 30:43.35 OT 10 km Moscow RUS IAAF World Championships $60,000
06 Jul 2013 1 14:23.68 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Areva Meeting $10,000
27 Jun 2013 1 30:26.67 OT 10 km Ostrava CZE Golden Spike
01 Jun 2013 1 14:42.01 OT 5 km Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic $10,000
26 May 2013 1 30:49 RD 10 km Manchester ENG Bupa Great Manchester Run
02 Feb 2013 1 9:13.17 IT 2 mi Boston MA/USA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
18 Nov 2012 1 47:07.8 RD 15 km Nijmegen NED ABN AMRO Zevenheuvelenloop $2,545
16 Sep 2012 1 1:07:35 a RD Half Mara South Shields ENG Bupa Great North Run- elite women
10 Aug 2012 3 15:05.15 OT 5 km London ENG Olympic Games
07 Aug 2012 1 14:58.48 OT 5 km London ENG Olympic Games- Heat 1
03 Aug 2012 1 30:20.75 OT 10 km London ENG Olympic Games
09 Jun 2012 1 14:50.80 OT 5 km New York NY/USA adidas Grand Prix $10,000
01 Jun 2012 1 30:24.39 OT 10 km Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic
01 Apr 2012 1 15:01 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $5,000
04 Feb 2012 1 9:21.60 IT 2 mi Boston MA/USA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
31 Dec 2011 1 31:30 a x RD 10 km Madrid ESP San Silvestre Vallecana
13 Aug 2010 1 14:36.41 OT 5 km London ENG Aviva London Grand Prix $10,000
31 Jul 2010 1 31:51.39 OT 10 km Nairobi KEN CAA Safaricom African Championships
03 Jul 2010 1 14:34.07 OT 5 km Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic
12 Jun 2010 1 15:11.34 OT 5 km New York NY/USA adidas Grand Prix $10,000
28 Mar 2010 4 24:38 XC 7.76 km Bydgoszcz POL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $11,000
20 Feb 2010 1 9:12.23 IT 2 mi Birningham ENG Aviva Indoor Grand Prix
06 Feb 2010 1 14:44.53 IT 5 km Boston MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
09 Jan 2010 1 21:37 XC 5.8 km Edinburgh SCO Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
15 Nov 2009 1 46:27.7 RD 15 km Nijmegen NED Fortis Zevenheuvelenloop $74,525
12 Sep 2009 2 15:25.92 OT 5 km Thessaloniki GRE IAAF World Athletics Final $20,000
25 Jul 2009 1 14:33.65 OT 5 km London ENG Aviva London Grand Prix
30 May 2009 2 14:40.93 OT 5 km New York NY/USA Reebok Grand Prix
07 Sep 2008 1 14:23.46 OT 5 km Rieti ITA Rieti
22 Aug 2008 1 15:41.40 OT 5 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games
19 Aug 2008 1 15:09.89 OT 5 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games- Heat 1
15 Aug 2008 1 29:54.66 OT 10 km Beijing CHN Olympic Games
11 Jul 2008 1 14:36.58 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
12 Jun 2008 1 31:03.37 OT 10 km Ostrava CZE Golden Spike
06 Jun 2008 1 14:11.15 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Bislett Games
03 May 2008 1 32:49.08 OT 10 km Addis Ababa ETH African Athletics Championships
30 Mar 2008 1 25:10 XC 8 km Edinburgh SCO IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $35,000
26 Jan 2008 1 8:33.37 IT 3 km Boston MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
25 Aug 2007 1 31:55.41 OT 10 km Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships $60,000
06 Jul 2007 1 15:21.84 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France
02 Jun 2007 1 14:35.67 OT 5 km New York NY/USA Reebok Grand Prix
24 Mar 2007 2 26:47 XC 8 km Mombasa KEN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $20,000
02 Feb 2007 1 8:46.58 IT 3 km New York NY/USA Millrose Games
27 Jan 2007 1 14:27.42 IT 5 km Boston MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games
23 Sep 2006 1 14:55.63 OT 5 km Shanghai CHN Golden Grand Prix
16 Sep 2006 1 8:33.78 OT 3 km Athens GRE IAAF World Cup in Athletics $30,000
10 Sep 2006 1 GP 10 km n/a n/a Golden League Jackpot $83,333
10 Sep 2006 2 8:34.74 OT 3 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $20,000
09 Sep 2006 1 16:04.77 OT 5 km Stuttgart GER IAAF World Athletics Final $30,000
03 Sep 2006 2 15:02.87 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF
25 Aug 2006 1 14:30.63 OT 5 km Brussels BEL Memorial Van Damme
18 Aug 2006 1 14:45.73 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklaase Zürich
10 Aug 2006 2 15:56.04 OT 5 km Bambous MRI African Championships
28 Jul 2006 1 8:29.55 OT 3 km London ENG Norwich Union London Grand Prix
14 Jul 2006 1 14:52.37 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
08 Jul 2006 1 14:54.24 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France
11 Jun 2006 1 8:42.04 OT 3 km Gateshead ENG Norwich Union British Grand Prix
02 Jun 2006 1 14:30.40 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon Mobil Bislett Games
02 Apr 2006 DNF DNF XC 4 km Fukuoka JPN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships
01 Apr 2006 1 25:21 XC 8 km Fukuoka JPN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $35,000
18 Feb 2006 1 8:41.22 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Grand Prix
28 Jan 2006 1 14:35.46 IT 5 km Boston MA/USA Boston Indoor Games
14 Jan 2006 3 19:21 XC 6 km Edinburgh SCO Visit Scotland Great Edinburgh Crosscountry
23 Sep 2005 1 16:30.57 OT 5 km Daegu KOR International Meeting
09 Sep 2005 2 14:46.84 OT 5 km Fontvieille MON IAAF World Athletics Final $20,000
21 Aug 2005 1 14:51.77 OT 5 km Sheffield ENG Norwich Union Super Grand Prix
13 Aug 2005 1 14:38.59 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships $60,000
10 Aug 2005 1 14:50.98 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
06 Aug 2005 1 30:24.02 OT 10 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships $60,000
08 Jul 2005 1 14:32.57 OT 5 km Rome ITA Borotalco Golden Gala
28 Jun 2005 1 30:15.67 OT 10 km Sollentuna SWE Sollentuna GP
11 Jun 2005 1 14:32.42 OT 5 km New York NY/USA Reebok Grand Prix
07 May 2005 2 15:45.0 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
03 Apr 2005 1 14:51 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $5,000
20 Mar 2005 1 13:15 XC 4.196 km Saint Galmier FRA IAAF Crosscountry Championships $35,000
19 Mar 2005 1 26:34 XC 8.108 km Saint Galmier FRA IAAF Crosscountry Championships $35,000
26 Feb 2005 1 26:46 XC 8 km Addis Ababa ETH Jan Meda International Crosscountry
29 Jan 2005 1 14:32.93 IT 5 km Roxbury MA/USA Reebok Boston Indoor Games $25,000
15 Jan 2005 1 21:35 XC 6.3 km Edinburgh SCO Great Edinburgh Crosscountry $1,000
23 Nov 2004 1 22:51 RL 7.428 km Chiba JPN Hanji Aoki Cup- Leg 6
23 Aug 2004 3 14:51.83 OT 5 km Athens GRE Olympic Games
20 Aug 2004 1 15:00.66 OT 5 km Athens GRE Olympic Games- Semi-Final 1
02 Jul 2004 4 14:47.43 OT 5 km Rome ITA MGK Vis Golden Gala $3,045
11 Jun 2004 2 14:30.88 OT 5 km Bergen NOR Bergen Bislett Games
04 May 2004 2 16:03.15 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
21 Mar 2004 2 13:09 XC 4 km Brussels BEL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $20,000
28 Feb 2004 3 28:47.94 XC 8 km Addis Ababa ETH East African Jan Meda Crosscountry Championships
20 Feb 2004 2 8:33.56 IT 3 km Birmingham ENG Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
31 Jan 2004 2 14:53.99 IT 5 km Roxbury MA/USA adidas Boston Indoor Games
03 Jan 2004 1 21:01 XC 6.3 km Newcastle ENG Great North Cross Country
30 Nov 2003 1 34:48 RD 10 km Addis Ababa ETH Great Ethiopian Run
24 Nov 2003 1 15:14 RL 5 km Chiba JPN International Chiba Ekiden- Leg 2
30 Oct 2003 2 15:48.21 OT 5 km Hyderabad IND Afro-Asian Games
11 Oct 2003 3 16:43.4 OT 5 km Abuja NGR All-Africa Games
23 Sep 2003 2 15:11.05 OT 5 km Yokohama JPN Super Track & Field Meet
13 Sep 2003 3 14:57.87 OT 5 km Fontvieille MON IAAF Grand Prix Final $12,000
30 Aug 2003 1 14:51.72 OT 5 km Paris FRA IAAF World Championships $60,000
26 Aug 2003 2 14:45.96 OT 5 km Paris FRA IAAF World Championships- Heat 1
11 Jul 2003 4 14:41.97 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala $1,695
01 Jul 2003 5 8:50.20 OT 3 km Lausanne SUI Athletissima
27 Jun 2003 3 14:39.94 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon Mobil Bislett Games $2,740
17 May 2003 2 15:01.44 OT 5 km Gresham OR/USA adidas Oregon Track Classic $2,000
06 May 2003 1 16:01.48 OT 5 km Addis Ababa ETH Ethiopian Championships
13 Apr 2003 3 15:00 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $2,000
30 Mar 2003 7 12:54 XC 4 km Avenches SUI IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $3,750
29 Mar 2003 1 20:21 XC 6.215 km Lausanne SUI IAAF World Junior Crosscountry Championships
02 Mar 2003 1 13:16 XC 4 km Addis Ababa ETH Siemens International Crosscountry
01 Mar 2003 2 20:31 XC 6 km Addis Ababa ETH Siemens International Junior Crosscountry
01 Feb 2003 3 8:58.75 IT 3 km Roxbury MA/USA adidas Boston Indoor Games
24 Jan 2003 2 15:40.68 IT 5 km Natick MA/USA Terrier Invitational- Invited
23 Nov 2002 1 15:27 RL 5 km Chiba JPN Hanji Aoki Cup Chiba Ekiden- Leg 4 $3,333
03 Nov 2002 2 35:01 RD 10 km Addis Ababa ETH Great Ethiopian Run
06 Sep 2002 6 14:49.90 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF Meeting $1,275
30 Aug 2002 11 8:41.86 OT 3 km Brussels BEL Ivo VanDamme Memorial
23 Aug 2002 4 15:04.54 OT 5 km London ENG Norwich Union British Grand Prix
21 Jul 2002 2 15:55.99 OT 5 km Kingston JAM IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships
26 May 2002 4 8:42.57 OT 3 km Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic
18 May 2002 1 15:13.78 OT 5 km Portland OR/USA adidas Oregon Track Classic $3,000
07 Apr 2002 2 15:19 RD 5 km Carlsbad CA/USA Carlsbad $3,500
23 Mar 2002 2 20:14 XC 6 km Dublin IRL IAAF World Junior Crosscountry Championships
24 Mar 2001 5 22:08 XC 5.9 km Ostend BEL IAAF World Junior Crosscountry Championships
25 Feb 2001 4 XC 6 km Jan Meda ETH Ethiopian Junior Crosscountry Championships
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