Derartu Tulu
Years active | 1990–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 44 kg (97 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10,000 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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President of Ethiopian Athletic Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 14 November 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Haile Gebrselassie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derartu Tulu
).She has been serving as President of Ethiopian Athletics Federation since 2018.
Derartu comes from a sporting family of several Olympic medalists, which include her nieces Tirunesh, Genzebe and Ejegayehu Dibaba.
Life and career
Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province,[3] the same village as Kenenisa Bekele. She is the cousin of Ejegayehu Dibaba, Tirunesh Dibaba and Genzebe Dibaba.
Derartu is the first Ethiopian woman and the first African woman to win an Olympic
The 1996 season was a difficult year for her. At the
Her transition to the
In 2004 Derartu declined to enter the
Derartu continued to run competitively in her late thirties, while most of her old rivals retired. Her last marathon finish came in 2011 in Yokohama.[10]
She is remembered for her speed and her 60.3 second-last lap at the end of the 10,000 m at the Sydney Olympics was a sprint of note.
She has been the president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) since 14 November 2018.
International competitions
Personal life
Tulu is the aunt of the Dibaba siblings – Ejegayehu, Tirunesh and Genzebe Dibaba.[5]
Accolades
Tulu was named to the BBC's 100 Women programme in 2017.[11]
References
- ^ Derartu Tulu CNN.com
- ^ "Derartu Tulu", Eurosport, retrieved 1 August 2021
- ^ "Derartu TULU". Olympic.org. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ Robbins, Liz (2009-11-01). Tulu Wins as Radcliffe Struggles to Fourth. New York Times. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ a b "Meet the Dibabas: The Fastest Family on the Planet". Vogue. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ MacKay, Duncan (2000-12-30). Cold of Consett holds no fears for Ethiopia's world-beating waif. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- SPIKES Magazine(2014-01-13). Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ McDougall, Christopher (4 November 2010). "Born to Run the Marathon?".
- ^ Marint, David (2003-09-12). Athletics: Radcliffe and Tulu to renew rivalry. The Independent. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Derartu Tulu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "令和5年秋の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 3 November 2023.