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Genzebe Dibaba

1991 - Today

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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 is the current world record holder for the indoor events of the one mile, 3,000m and 5,000m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Genzebe Dibaba has received more than 609,712 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Genzebe Dibaba is the 3,501st most popular athlete (down from 2,044th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 49th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Genzebe Dibaba ranks 3,501 out of 6,025Before her are Annarita Sidoti, Almaz Ayana, Emma Snowsill, Kim Jae-bum, Musa Evloev, and Olena Krasovska. After her are Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, Francisco Boza, Monika Weber-Koszto, Poliana, Glynis Nunn, and Ivano Brugnetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Genzebe Dibaba ranks 379Before her are Kalifa Coulibaly, Yahya Jabrane, Filip Mladenović, Walter Kannemann, Jolyon Palmer, and Almaz Ayana. After her are Bartosz Salamon, Heize, Eren Albayrak, Suppasit Jongcheveevat, Soma Saito, and Offset.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Genzebe Dibaba ranks 69 out of 105Before her are Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), and Almaz Ayana (1991). After her are Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), and Meseret Defar (1983).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Genzebe Dibaba ranks 20Before her are Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), and Almaz Ayana (1991). After her are Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), and Meseret Defar (1983).