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Tirunesh Dibaba

1985 - Today

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Tirunesh Dibaba (Oromo: Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985) is an Ethiopian long distance runner athlete who competes in long-distance track events and international road races. She has won three Olympic track gold medals, five World Championship track gold medals, four individual World Cross Country (WCC) adult titles, and one individual WCC junior title. Tirunesh was the 5,000 metres (outdoor track) world record holder until 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tirunesh Dibaba has received more than 689,804 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Tirunesh Dibaba is the 1,676th most popular athlete (down from 1,587th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 44th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 1,676 out of 6,025. Before her are Adriana Bazon, Håkan Malmrot, Andrzej Zieliński, Kim Ji-soo, Tage Henriksen, and William Thompson. After her are Ria Stalman, Petar Petrov, Ludmila Engquist, Charles Grimes, Charles Kieffer, and Dieter Schubert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 149. Before her are Álvaro Pereira, Lily Allen, Isabel Lucas, Ricardinho, Hakuhō Shō, and Tomohisa Yamashita. After her are Philippe Senderos, Priscilla Chan, Zach Roerig, Dave Franco, Athina Onassis, and Rudy Fernández.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 53 out of 105. Before her are Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), Sahle Dengel (1778), Derartu Tulu (1972), Gelawdewos (1522), and Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953). After her are Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Ruth Negga (1982), Sifan Hassan (1993), Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), Bogaletch Gebre (1960), and Berhane Adere (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Tirunesh Dibaba ranks 8. Before her are Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), and Derartu Tulu (1972). After her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Fatuma Roba (1973), and Gete Wami (1974).

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