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{{Short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Ethiopian name|Tirunesh|Dibaba|his|father}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Tirunesh Dibaba
| image = Tirunesh Dibaba Bislett Games 2008.jpg
| imagesize = 225px
| caption = Tirunesh at the 2008 [[Bislett Games]]
| native_name = Xurunash Dibaabaa
| nationality = Ethiopian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|1}}
| birth_place = [[Bekoji]], [[Arsi Province]], [[Derg|Ethiopia]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| relatives = [[Genzebe Dibaba]] (sister)<br>[[Ejegayehu Dibaba]] (sister)<br>[[Derartu Tulu]] (cousin)
| height = 166 cm<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/tirunesh-dibaba-1.html |title=Tirunesh Dibaba |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/tirunesh-dibaba-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
| weight = 50 kg<ref name="Sports Reference"/>
| children = 2
| spouse = {{marriage |[[Sileshi Sihine]] |26 October 2008}}
| country = [[Ethiopia]]
| sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
| event = [[5,000 metres]], [[10,000 metres]], [[half marathon]], [[marathon]]
| pb = {{ubl
 |'''[[5000 m]]:''' 14:11.15<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_5000ok.htm | title=All-time women's best 5000m | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=2 July 2017 | access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> ([[5000 metres#Women|3rd fastest all-time]])
 |'''[[10,000 m]]:''' 29:42.56<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_10kok.htm | title=All-time women's best 10 000m | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=28 June 2017 | access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> ([[10,000 metres#Women|7th fastest all-time]])
 |'''[[Marathon]]:''' 2:17:56<ref name="Marathon">{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wmaraok.htm | title=All-time women's best marathon | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=17 June 2017 | access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> ([[Marathon#All-time top-25 marathoners|16th fastest all-time]])
 }}
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ETH}}}}
{{MedalCount
|[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | 3 | 0 | 3
|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] | 5 | 1 | 0
|[[World Cross Country Championships]] | 4 | 2 | 0
|{{nowrap|[[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]}}|2|1|0
|'''Total'''|'''14'''|'''4'''|'''3'''
}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016&nbsp;Rio&nbsp;de&nbsp;Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 Helsinki]]|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 Helsinki]]|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 Osaka]]|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 Moscow]]|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Cross Country Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2003 Lausanne]]|Junior race}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2005 Saint-Galmier]]|Long race}}
{{Medal|Gold|2005 Saint-Galmier|Short race}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2006 Fukuoka]]|Long race}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2008 Edinburgh]]|Senior race}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2002 Dublin]]|Junior race}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2004 Bruxelles]]|Short race}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2007 Mombasa]]|Senior race}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics|2008 Addis Ababa]]|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2010 African Championships in Athletics|2010 Nairobi]]|[[2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics|2006 Bambous]]|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Marathon Majors]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 Chicago Marathon|2017 Chicago]]|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2017 London Marathon|2017 London]]|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 London Marathon|2014 London]]|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2018 Berlin Marathon|2018 Berlin]]|Marathon}}
}}

'''Tirunesh Dibaba''' ({{langx|om|Xirunesh Dibaabaa}}, [[Amharic]]: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Tirunesh DIBABA – Athlete Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/tirunesh-dibaba-14259871 |website=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>) is an Ethiopian [[long distance runner]] athlete who competes in [[long-distance track event|long-distance track]] events and international road races. She has won three [[Summer Olympics|Olympic]] track [[gold medals]], five [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championship]] track gold medals, four individual [[World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country]] (WCC) adult titles, and one individual WCC junior title. Tirunesh was the [[5000 metres|5,000 metres]] (outdoor track) [[World records in athletics|world record]] holder until 2020.<ref name="IAAF">{{cite news | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/news-flash-141115-dibaba-smashes-world-50 | title=News Flash – 14:11.15 – Dibaba smashes World 5000m record in Oslo! – ÅF Golden League 2008 | publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] | last=Turner | first=Chris | date=6 June 2008 | access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> She is nicknamed the "baby-faced destroyer."<ref name="London2012">[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/dibaba-tirunesh-1091190/ Athlete profile on london2012.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730140010/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/dibaba-tirunesh-1091190/ |date=30 July 2012 }}. Retrieved 4 August 2012.</ref>

At the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 IAAF World Championships]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], Tirunesh became the first woman to win the 5000&nbsp;m and 10000&nbsp;m at the same championship. She is the one of two women (the other [[Sonia O'Sullivan]]) who won the short and long course World Cross Country title at the same championship ([[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2005]] in [[Saint-Galmier]], [[France]]). With her [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World championship]] title, she became the youngest World Champion at the age of 18 years and 90 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/no-longer-a-little-girl-tirunesh-dibaba-is-re|title=No longer a "little girl", Tirunesh Dibaba is ready to make history in Helsinki |website=www.iaaf.org|language=en|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref>

Tirunesh comes from a sporting family of several Olympic medalists, which includes her sisters [[Genzebe Dibaba|Genzebe]] and [[Ejegayehu Dibaba|Ejegayehu]], and her aunt [[Derartu Tulu]]. The matriarch of the Dibaba athletics dynasty, Tirunesh is the most decorated of the family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxscorenews.com/africa-sports-dynasties-the-dibaba-dynasty-p166508-272.htm|title=Africa Sports Dynasties {{!}} The Dibaba Dynasty|website=www.boxscorenews.com|language=en|access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>

==Background==
Tirunesh was born in the village of [[Bekoji]], [[Arsi Zone]] of the [[Oromia Region]] and the fourth of six children. She is of [[Oromo people|Oromo]] descent.<ref name="IBT">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ethiopian-icon-tirunesh-dibaba-looks-add-familys-legacy-rio-2016-1573237 | title=Ethiopian icon Tirunesh Dibaba looks to add to family's legacy at Rio 2016 | last=Evans | first=Joshua | work=International Business Times | date=1 August 2016 | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref> She began competing in athletics at the age of 14.<ref name="IBT"/> She was raised in the high-altitude [[Arsi Zone]] in [[Oromia]], Ethiopia but has lived in [[Addis Ababa]], the capital, since 2000.<ref name="IBT"/>

Tirunesh comes from an athletic family. Her older sister [[Ejegayehu Dibaba|Ejegayehu]] won the [[silver medal]] in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens. As of 25 June 2017, her younger sister [[Genzebe Dibaba|Genzebe]] holds the world record for [[1500 metres world record progression#IAAF era 2|1,500 metres]], [[2000m|2,000 metres]] and the indoor world records for [[1500m|1,500 metres]], [[one mile]] (pending ratification), [[3000m|3,000 metres]], and 5,000 metres.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/by-category/world-records | title=World Records - Women Indoor & Women Outdoor | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh and Genzebe are the only siblings in history to hold concurrent world records.<ref name="vogue2016">{{cite news | title=Meet the Dibabas: The Fastest Family on the Planet | url=http://www.vogue.com/13419749/dibaba-family-ethiopian-distance-runners-olympics-2016-rio-de-janeiro/ | work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=31 March 2016}}</ref> Their aunt [[Derartu Tulu]] won gold medals in the [[10000m|10,000 metres]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] Summer Olympics, the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the silver medal in the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|1995 World Championships]], and the gold medal in the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]].<ref name="vogue2016"/>

==Career==

===Junior races===

Tirunesh's first fully international outdoor event as a junior was the [[2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2001 World Cross Country Championships]] (WCCC)<ref name="IBT"/> in [[Ostend, Belgium]] where, at the age of 15, she [[2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race|finished fifth]].<ref name="IBT"/>

Tirunesh finished second in the [[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race|junior race]] at the [[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2002 WCCC]] in Dublin, Ireland before winning that [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race|race]] in [[Lausanne, Switzerland]] in [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2003]].

Tirunesh also earned a silver medal in the [[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] at the [[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2002 World Junior Championships]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], 1.05 seconds behind [[Meseret Defar]] and just 0.05 seconds ahead of bronze medalist [[Vivian Cheruiyot]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2002.html | title=WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21 | last1=Peters | first1=Lionel | last2=Magnusson | first2=Tomas | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224150347/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2002.html | archive-date=24 February 2014 | url-status=dead | publisher=WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>

===2003: First World Championships gold medal===

In May, Tirunesh won the only Ethiopian national track championship of her senior career. The event was the 5000 metres, with Meseret Defar finishing second.

In Paris at her [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] debut, Tirunesh won the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] in a sprint finish against [[Marta Dominguez]] of Spain and [[Edith Masai]] of Kenya. This made her the youngest athlete to win an individual gold medal at the World Championships.<ref name="IBT"/> Recalling the race, Tirunesh said, "I competed in Paris only because I had the 'A' standard. No one expected me to win. There was no pressure from anywhere. All of them [the pre-race favorites] were looking at each other [during the race] and no one was focusing on the finish line. I just went for it and was surprised that I had won."<ref name="Longer"/>

In October, she finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the [[2003 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] in [[Abuja, Nigeria]] and second in the same event at the [[Afro-Asian Games]] in [[Hyderabad, India]].<ref name="IBT"/> Meseret Defar won both races. Tirunesh said, "I was a bit tired after Paris and did not train well. I was not ready to run those races."<ref name="Longer"/>

===2004: Bronze medalist at the Athens Olympics===

At the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics in Athens]], Tirunesh finished third in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]], behind Meseret Defar and Kenyan [[Isabella Ochichi]].<ref name="2004Athens">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2004/28th-olympic-games-3201/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=28th Olympic Games - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=23 August 2004 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> At age 19, she became the youngest-ever medalist for Ethiopia at the Olympics.<ref name="IBT"/> She said about the race, "I was a bit overweight and after following Elvan [Abeylegesse] at the early part of the race, I just could not follow the rest at the end. I was not disappointed. I had learned my lesson."<ref name="Longer">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/no-longer-a-little-girl-tirunesh-dibaba-is-re | title=NO LONGER A "LITTLE GIRL", TIRUNESH DIBABA IS READY TO MAKE HISTORY IN HELSINKI | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=2 August 2005 | access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>

===2005: Double gold medalist at the World Championships===

At the [[New Balance Indoor Grand Prix|Reebok Boston Indoor Games]] in January, Tirunesh set a world record in the 5000 meters with a finish time of 14:32.93. This was 6.36 seconds faster than the previous world record set by [[Berhane Adere]]. Finishing second was Tirunesh's sister Ejegayehu, over 25 seconds behind. She faded during the last 1000 metres after running with Tirunesh through 4000 metres in a hand-timed 11:46.2.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/VisaChampionshipSeries/meets/ReebokBoston/results.asp | title=Results - Reebok Boston Indoor Games | publisher=USA Track & Field | date=29 January 2005 | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/tirunesh-dibaba-runs-143293-world-indoor-5000 | title=TIRUNESH DIBABA RUNS 14:32.93 WORLD INDOOR 5000M RECORD | last=Morse | first=Parker | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=30 January 2005 | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh's 1000 metre splits were 2:56.0 - 2:55.2 - 3:00.0 - 2:55.0 - 2:46.8.<ref name="Progression"/>{{rp|424}}

Tirunesh won two gold medals in March at the [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] in [[Saint-Galmier]], France. She was the second woman, the other being [[Sonia O'Sullivan]], to win two events since these championships began in 1998.<ref name="Longer"/>

Dibaba out-sprinted her sister Ejegayehu and Adere to win the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in Helsinki, Finland. One week later, Tirunesh broke the championships record while defeating Meseret Defar and sister Ejegayehu to win the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] and become the first woman to win the 10,000/5000 metres double at the same World Championships. The [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF) recognized these two victories as the 2005 Female Performances of the Year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/bekele-and-isinbayeva-win-athletes-of-the-yea | title=BEKELE AND ISINBAYEVA WIN ATHLETES OF THE YEAR TITLES FOR SECOND YEAR - 2005 WORLD ATHLETICS GALA | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=10 September 2005 | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref> Just before these races, Tirunesh said, "When I won [the 2003 World Championships] in Paris, everybody called me the 'little girl'. I am no longer that little girl. I have matured and certainly am afraid of no one during competition."<ref name="Longer"/>

===2006: Tirunesh-Defar rivalry intensifies===

Tirunesh won the [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|long race]] on 1 April at the [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] in [[Fukuoka, Japan]]. The next day, however, she was unable to finish the [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race|short race]].

Tirunesh won five of the six [[IAAF Golden League|Golden League]] 5000 metre races, which earned her a bonus of US$83,333.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/2344946/Trio-share-Golden-League-jackpot.html|title=Trio share Golden League jackpot|last=Knight|first=Tom|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2006-09-03|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> She also won the 5000 metres at the [[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]. Tirunesh and Meseret Defar raced against each other in five of those seven races, with Tirunesh winning four times.

Defar defeated Tirunesh in the [[2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] at the [[2006 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] in [[Bambous, Mauritius]] and in the 3000 metres at the World Athletics Final.

===2007: Successful defense of 10,000 metres World Championship===

[[File:Tirunesh Dibaba Victory.jpg|thumb|right|Tirunesh celebrating her 10,000 metres victory at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]].]]

Tirunesh earned a US$25,000 bonus for breaking her own 5000 metres indoor world record at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on 27 January, with a finish time  of 14:27.42.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/27/AR2007012701580.html | title=Dibaba Breaks 5,000-Meter Indoor Mark | first=Jimmy | last=Golen | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | via=[[Washington Post]] | date=27 January 2007 | access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh's 1000 metre split times were 2:55.28 - 2:53.2 - 2:51.5 - 2:56.68 - 2:46.4.<ref name="Progression">{{cite web | url=http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf | title=Progression of IAAF World Records - 2015 Edition | editor1=Richard Hymans | editor2=Imre Matrahazi | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=2015 | access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref>{{rp|424}}  She held this record until Meseret Defar broke it on 18 February 2009 in Stockholm with a finish time of 14:24.37.<ref name="Progression"/>{{rp|424}}

During the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres race]] at the [[2007 World Championship in Athletics|World Championships]] in Osaka, Tirunesh again used her sprint finish to overhaul Turkey's [[Elvan Abeylegesse]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/osaka-2007-womens-10000m-tirunesh-dibaba-de | title=OSAKA 2007 - WOMEN'S 10,000M: TIRUNESH DIBABA DELIVERS HERCULEAN PERFORMANCE | first=Paul | last=Gains | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=26 August 2007 | access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref> whose second-place finish here was expunged in 2017 for doping.<ref>[https://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=a1f770c2-53e7-465c-900c-755d841adee1.pdf&urlslug=NEWS%20181%20-%20March%202017 IAAF March 2017 Newsletter]</ref> Tirunesh won despite having a mid-race tumble and abdominal pains throughout the race. Tirunesh's finish time was 31:55.41.{{efn|name=fn1|Tirunesh's sister Ejegayehu Dibaba finished in sixth place in a time of 32:30.44, which was 35.03 seconds behind Tirunesh.}}<ref name="2007Osaka">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2007/11th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-3653/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=11TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS - 10,000 METRES WOMEN | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> She thus became the only woman to win consecutive 10,000 metre titles at the World Championships. She did not compete in the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]].

===2008: Double gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics & 5000 metres world record===

At the 6 June Bislett Games in Oslo, a Golden League event, Tirunesh Dibaba set a world record in the 5,000&nbsp;metres which would stand for over twelve years, running the distance in 14:11.15. [[Lucy Wangui Kabuu]] from Kenya ran a personal best and finished in second place, 22 seconds behind Tirunesh. Tirunesh's sister Ejegayehu Dibaba finished in third place with a time of 14:36.78 (4.04 seconds off her personal best).<ref name="2008Oslo">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-golden-league/2008/bislett-games-3932/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Bislett Games - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=6 June 2008 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh bettered Meseret Defar's world record by 5.48 seconds.<ref name="FPOY">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-and-spotakova-share-female-performance | title=DIBABA AND SPOTAKOVA SHARE FEMALE PERFORMANCE OF 2008 | date=3 February 2009 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh said after the race, "I've been thinking about this for a long time and this is a very special day for me. I was trying my best, and I knew I was going to break the record with two laps to go. The early part of the race was pretty good, but at 3,000 metres we were a little behind, so then I had to catch up on the pace. I could have run faster if the pacing was a little better."<ref name="FPOY"/> Tirunesh's 800 metre split times were: 2:13.7 - 2:19.0 (4:32.7 through 1600 metres) - 2:22.5 (6:55.2 through 2400 metres and 8:03.7 through 2800 metres) - 2:17.8 (9:13.0 through 3200 metres) - 2:15.4 (11:28.4 through 4000 metres)- 2:10.1 (13.38.5 though 4800 metres), with a last 200 metre split of 32.7.<ref name="Progression"/>{{rp|278}}

Six days later, Tirunesh defeated her sister Ejegayehu by 0.68 seconds in the 10,000 metres at the [[Golden Spike Ostrava|Golden Spike]] Grand Prix in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Tirunesh's finish time was 31:03.37.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2008/zlata-tetra-golden-spike-3931/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=ZLATA TETRA - GOLDEN SPIKE, 10,000 METRES WOMEN | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=12 June 2008 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

Dibaba won the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in Beijing on 15 August.{{efn|name=fn2|In her last Olympics, Tirunesh's sister Ejegayehu Dibaba finished in twelfth place in a time of 31:22.18, 1:27.52 behind Tirunesh.}} Her finish time of 29:54.66 broke the existing Olympic record of 30:17.49,<ref name="2008Beijing10K">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=THE XXIX OLYMPIC GAMES - 10,000 METRES WOMEN | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=15 August 2008 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> which had been set by cousin Derartu Tulu at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In addition, her finish time was the second fastest 10,000 metres of all time and an [[African records in athletics|African record]]. The previous African record of 30:04.18 was set by Berhane Adere at the 2003 World Championships.

Seven days later, Tirunesh won the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]], defeating the defending champion Meseret Defar by 2.72 seconds.{{efn|name=fn3|Defar finished the race in third but was moved to the silver medal position years later when Elvan Abeylegesse's result was expunged because of a doping violation.}}<ref name="2008Beijing5K">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=THE XXIX OLYMPIC GAMES - 5000 METRES WOMEN | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=22 August 2008 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> This made Tirunesh the first woman to win both the 5,000 and the 10,000 metres at the same Olympic games.{{efn|name=fn4|The women's 10,000 metres became an Olympic event in 1988, and the women's 5000 meters was included for the first time in 1996.}}<ref>{{cite news | first=Nick | last=Mulvenney | title=Distance queen Dibaba surprises herself | date=22 August 2008 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP1101320080822 | work=[[Reuters]] | access-date=24 August 2008}}</ref>

Tirunesh was named the 2008 Athlete of the Year by ''[[Track & Field News]]''.<ref>[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=27540 2008 T&FN Women’s Athlete Of The Year: Tirunesh Dibaba] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124164247/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=27540 |date=24 January 2009 }}. 25 December 2008</ref> The IAAF awarded its Female Performance of the Year to Tirunesh and Czech javelin thrower [[Barbora Špotáková]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/bolt-and-isinbayeva-are-world-athletes-of-the | title=BOLT AND ISINBAYEVA ARE WORLD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR – 2008 WORLD ATHLETICS GALA | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=23 November 2008 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh was nominated for [[IAAF World Athlete of the Year]], which was won instead by Russian pole vaulter [[Yelena Isinbayeva]] for the third time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-11-23-bolt-isinbayeva_N.htm | title=Bolt, Isinbayeva win IAAF Athlete of the Year awards | publisher=Associated Press | via=USA Today | date=23 November 2008 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

===2009: World record at 15 kilometres during injury-shortened season===

Injuries prevented Tirunesh from competing in the [[2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] in [[Amman, Jordan]] and the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in Berlin.

On 15 November, Tirunesh won the [[Zevenheuvelenloop]] 15 kilometres road race in [[Nijmegen]], Netherlands in a world best time of 46:28. This bettered [[Kayoko Fukushi]]'s previous world best by almost half a minute. (Tirunesh's record was broken by [[Florence Kiplagat]] on 15 February 2015.<ref name="15K-WR"/>) This was her first competitive road race since 2005, but she downplayed the idea of moving on to road running, stating that the track remained her priority. Her 5 kilometre splits were 15:58 – 15:25 – 15:05. She said, "Although I trained a lot together with my husband for this race, a roadrace is something different. I did not know what I could expect. Therefore, I was not that fast in the beginning. ... After 10 kilometres, I pressed the pace and in the final three kilometres it felt like flying. It feels good as you hear after the finish that your husband also has won."<ref>{{cite news | last=van Hemert | first=Wim | date=15 November 2009 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-shatters-15km-world-record-in-nijmegen | title=Dibaba shatters 15Km World record in Nijmegen! – UPDATED | publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] | access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

===2010===

In February, Tirunesh ran the third fastest indoor two-mile race to date<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_3000ok.htm | title=All-time women's best 3000m - indoor | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=22 July 2017 | access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref> (9:12.23)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uka.org.uk/results/20100220_Birmingham/timetable/index/Data/W/2MLS_R_f.html | title=Aviva | publisher=United Kingdom Athletics | date=25 July 2017}}</ref> at the [[Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix|Aviva Grand Prix]] in Birmingham, U.K. Her mile splits were 4:41.2 followed by 4:31.1.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-tour/news/amp/world-leads-set-national-records-tumble-on-ac | title=WORLD LEADS SET, NATIONAL RECORDS TUMBLE ON ACTION-PACKED PROGRAMME IN BIRMINGHAM | first=Matthew | last=Brown | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=20 February 2010 | access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref>

At the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] in [[Bydgoszcz]], Tirunesh finished fourth.

Tirunesh successfully defended her 10,000 metres title at the [[2010 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] in [[Nairobi]] with a finish time of 31:51.39. Her last 400 metres was timed at 61 seconds.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=27 April 2016 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-takes-down-masai-in-10000m-to-notch-fi | title=Dibaba takes down Masai in 10,000 m to notch first Ethiopian gold in Nairobi | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=31 July 2010}}</ref>

===2012: Successful defense of 10,000 metres Olympic gold medal===

A stress fracture in her right leg kept Tirunesh out of competition for 16 months. She returned to racing on 31 December 2011 to win the 10 kilometre [[San Silvestre Vallecana]] Silver Label Road Race in Madrid, Spain by overcoming [[Gelete Burka]] in a sprint finish.<ref>{{cite news | last=Valiente | first=Emeterio | date=1 January 2012 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/gebrehiwot-surprises-dibaba-signals-strong-re | title=Gebrehiwot surprises, Tirunesh signals strong return in Madrid 10Km – San Silvestre Vallecana report | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

She won the two-mile race at the [[New Balance Indoor Grand Prix]] in Boston on 4 February<ref>{{cite news | last=Morse | first=Parker | date=5 February 2012 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/suhr-scales-488m-national-record-in-boston | title=Suhr scales 4.88m national record in Boston | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> and took her second career win at the [[Carlsbad 5000]] road race in April.<ref>{{cite news | last=Rosenthal | first=Bert | date=2 April 2012 | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gebremeskel-dibaba-win-carlsbad-5000 | title=Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000 | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref>

On 1 June in her first outdoor track race of the year, she won the 10,000 metres at the [[Prefontaine Classic]] in Eugene, a Diamond League event, by holding off Florence Kiplagat at the finish line.<ref>{{cite news | last=Gains | first=Paul | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=27 April 2016 | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-302439-and-kiprop-270198-on-stunning-b | title=Tirunesh 30:24.39 and Kiprop 27:01.98 on stunning but wet first night in Eugene – Samsung Diamond League}}</ref><ref name="2012Eugene">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-diamond-league/prefontaine-classic-4931/results/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Prefontaine Classic - 10,000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

Eight days later at the Diamond League [[Adidas Grand Prix]] in New York City, Tirunesh won the 5,000&nbsp;metres with her last 400&nbsp;metres being run in 61.54 seconds. Her winning margin over second-place finisher Meseret Defar was more than 6 seconds.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknIHIWUCVg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yknIHIWUCVg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Tirunesh Dibaba Women's 5000m New York 2012 | publisher=YouTube | date=10 June 2012 | access-date=27 June 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="2012NewYork">{{cite news | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2012/adidas-grand-prix-4932/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Adidas Grand Prix - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=9 June 2012 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

At the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, she successfully defended her [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] title with a powerful performance over the final 600&nbsp;metres, winning in a time of 30:20.75.<ref name="2012London10K">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2012/the-xxx-olympic-games-4871/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=THE XXX OLYMPIC GAMES - 10,000 METRES WOMEN | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=3 August 2012 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> This was the fastest of the year by any female athlete.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/10000-metres/outdoor/women/senior/2012 | title=10,000 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2012 | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=21 January 2013}}</ref> This made her the first woman to win consecutive Olympic 10,000&nbsp;metres titles. After the win, she said, "I have never been happier than today – this is even better than in Beijing".<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/OLY12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=66432 Tirunesh is back writing Olympic history again]. IAAF. 4 August 2012.</ref> In the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]], she finished third behind gold medalist Meseret Defar and silver medalist Vivian Cheruiyot,<ref name="2012London5K">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2012/the-xxx-olympic-games-4871/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=THE XXX OLYMPIC GAMES - 5000 METRES WOMEN | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=8 August 2012 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> thus failing to repeat her 5,000/10,000&nbsp;double from the 2008&nbsp;Olympics. After the race, Tirunesh said, "I'm not very pleased today. I gave it a good shot, but I wasn't aiming for bronze. I'm a bit disappointed."<ref name="Profile"/>

After the Olympics, she returned to [[road running|road racing]] on 16 September at the [[Great North Run|BUPA Great North Run]], a Gold Label Road Race in northern England. She had one of the fastest ever [[half marathon]] debuts while winning in a time of 1:07:35. She defeated the marathon gold medalists from the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Championships, [[Tiki Gelana]] and [[Edna Kiplagat]], respectively, even though both ran personal bests.<ref>{{cite news | last=Wenig | first=Jorg | date=16 September 2012 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/dibaba-and-kipsang-take-great-north-run-victo | title=Dibaba and Kipsang take Great North Run victories – REPORT | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=21 January 2013}}</ref>

Tirunesh closed her year on 18&nbsp;November with a win at the ABN-AMRO Zevenheuvelenloop in Nijmegen, Netherlands, setting the fastest time that season for the 15&nbsp;kilometre distance.<ref>{{cite news | last=van Hemert | first=Wim | date=18 November 2012 | access-date=21 January 2013 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/dibaba-and-kipkemboi-prevail-in-nijmegen-15k | title=Dibaba and Kipkemboi prevail in Nijmegen 15K | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations}}</ref>

===2013: Third World Championship in the 10,000 metres===

In February, Tirunesh hoped to break the indoor 2 mile world record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. Her pacer, however, quit at the 1 kilometre mark, and she finished in 9:13.17, seven seconds off the record. Tirunesh said after the race, "With this first race [of the year], I am happy. But I could have run faster with better pacing--9:03 or 9:04. I would have liked to have broken the meet record.... Running alone is a bit tough. When I broke the world record at 5000 meters, I had good pacemakers."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.runblogrun.com/2013/02/track-and-field-rocks-the-reg-top-performances-spice-boston-indoor-meet-by-dave-hunter.html | title=Track & Field Rocks The Reg, Top Performances Spice Boston Indoor Meet | last=Hunter| first=Dave | publisher=Run Blog Run | date=5 February 2013 | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref>

Tirunesh had planned to run the [[2013 London Marathon|London Marathon]] on 21 April, but an injury to the bottom of her heel forced postponement of her debut at this distance.<ref name="Profile">{{cite news | date=9 August 2013 | url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/tirunesh-dibaba-181712 | title=Tirunesh Dibaba - Focus on Athletes Biography | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

She was in good form in May at the [[Great Manchester Run]], setting a course record and an Ethiopian record of 30:49 to win this 10 kilometre road race.<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="iaaf.org">{{cite news | last=Wenig | first=Jörg | date=26 May 2013 | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-lead-and-course-record-for-tirunesh-dib | title=World lead and course record for Tirunesh Dibaba over 10km in Manchester | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref>

On 1 June, Tirunesh won the 5000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, U.S., a [[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]] event that doubled as Ethiopia's trials for the World Championships. Her finish time of 14:42.01 was one-half second faster than second-place finisher [[Mercy Cherono]] of Kenya. Tirunesh also finished ahead of five countrywomen, including London Olympian [[Belaynesh Oljira]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="2013Eugene">{{cite web | url=http://preclassic.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=120&do=news&news_id=152987 | title=2013 Results - Prefontaine Classic | publisher=Preclassic.com | date=1 June 2013 | access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref>

Tirunesh on 27 June ran her last 10,000 metre race before the World Championships at the [[Golden Spike Ostrava]] in the Czech Republic. She won with a finishing time of 30:26.67, with [[Gladys Cherono Kiprono]] of Kenya finishing second in 30:29.23 and Belaynesh Oljira finishing third.

Just nine days later on 6 July at the Diamond League meeting in [[Meeting de Paris|Paris]], Tirunesh clocked the fastest 5000 metres by any woman since 2008: 14:23.68.<ref name="Profile"/> Ethiopian [[Almaz Ayana]] finished second in a personal best of 14:25.84,<ref name="Profile"/> followed by countrywomen Gelete Burka, [[Sule Utura]], and [[Buze Diriba]].<ref name="2013Paris">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2013/meeting-areva-5113/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Meeting Areva - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

Tirunesh was the favourite to win the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in Moscow. She shadowed the leaders during the race until taking the lead with 500 metres remaining<ref name="2013WC">{{cite web | url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/21860-rrw-dibaba-wins-third-world-10-000m-title#.WVH__FTyvIU | title=RRW: Tirunesh Wins Third World 10,000m Title | last=Monti | first=David | publisher=Race Results Weekly | via=FloTrack | date=11 August 2013 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref> and sprinting to her fifth individual World Championships gold medal. Her finish time was 30:43.45, with her last 400 metres clocked at 59.98 seconds.<ref name="2013WC"/>

Tirunesh did not enter the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] at the World Championships, despite saying in July immediately after her Paris 5000 metres victory that she intended to contest both events. In explaining her decision to skip the race, she denied that she was avoiding longtime rival Meseret Defar, saying, "The [Ethiopian athletics] federation asked us to just run one race each, and that's why I left that race. Both of us have run many times, and they told us that they wanted upcoming athletes to have a chance, and we agreed with that."<ref name="2013WC"/>

On 29 August, Tirunesh resumed her rivalry with Defar in the 5000 metres at the [[Weltklasse Zürich]], a Diamond League event. Genzebe Dibaba took the lead after the last pacer dropped out, but she quit the race with 600 metres remaining. Tirunesh then took the lead, with Defar close behind, before Defar passed her in the last 100 metres. Defar finished the race in 14:32.83 with Tirunesh in second at 14:34.82.<ref name="2013Zurich">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2013/weltklasse-zurich-5107/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Weltklasse Zurich - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/08/meseret-defar-emphatically-defeats-tirunesh-dibaba-jenny-simpson-breaks-1500-2013-weltklasse-zurich-womens-5000/ | title=Meseret Defar Emphatically Defeats Tirunesh Dibaba; Jenny Simpson Breaks 15:00 – 2013 Weltklasse Zürich Women's 5000 | publisher=LetsRun | date=29 August 2013 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

Three days later in [[Tilburg Ten Miles|Tilburg]], Netherlands, Tirunesh attempted to break [[Paula Radcliffe]]'s 10 kilometer road race world record of 30:21. Although Tirunesh fell short by 9 seconds, her 30:30 finish time was the fourth fastest ever and broke Gladys Cherono Kiprono's 2012 course record by 27 seconds. Tirunesh also broke the Ethiopian national record (and her previous personal best) by 19 seconds.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/dibaba-wins-in-tilburg-with-fourth-fastest-10 | title=DIBABA WINS IN TILBURG WITH FOURTH-FASTEST 10KM IN HISTORY | first=Jon | last=Mulkeen | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=1 September 2013 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

Tirunesh's final race of the season was the Great North Run in northern England on 15 September, where she was the defending champion. The race was billed as a "showdown" between Tirunesh and Defar. However, the winner of the 2013 London Marathon and silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, [[Priscah Jeptoo]] from Kenya, won the race in the third fastest time ever for a half marathon (1:05.45). Only Radcliffe and Kenya's [[Susan Chepkemei]] had run faster. Defar finished second with a personal best and Tirunesh third in a personal best time of 1:06:55.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5319/CompetitionResults5319.pdf?v=-1190290001 | title=Great North Run 15 September 2013 - Results | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/jeptoo-upsets-defar-and-dibaba-bekele-beats-f | title=BEKELE BEATS FARAH, JEPTOO UPSETS DEFAR AND DIBABA AT GREAT NORTH RUN | last=Wenig | first=Jörg | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=15 September 2013 | access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref>

===2014–2015: Marathon debut followed by motherhood===

Tirunesh made her marathon debut at the [[2014 London Marathon]]. She finished third in a time of 2:20:35, 14 seconds behind winner Edna Kiplagat and 11 seconds behind Florence Kiplagat (unrelated).<ref>{{cite news | department=[[BBC Sport]] | date=13 April 2014 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/27010070 | title=London Marathon 2014: Edna Kiplagat wins women's elite race | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> Dibaba stopped briefly near the 30 kilometre mark to pick up a dropped water bottle.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/04/edna-kiplagat-sprints-victory-2014-london-marathon-22020/ | title=Edna Kiplagat Sprints To Victory At 2014 London Marathon in 2:20:20 | publisher=Let's Run | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

After becoming pregnant with her first child, Tirunesh announced on 5 November that she would skip the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mulkeen | first=Jon | date=5 November 2014 | title=Pregnant Tirunesh Dibaba to miss 2015 season | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/tirunesh-dibaba-pregnant-sileshi-sihine | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> Tirunesh gave birth to a son in March 2015.<ref name="2016LR"/>

===2016: Olympic bronze medalist in historic 10,000 metre race===

Tirunesh returned to the track in 2016 to qualify for and run in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. She did not compete in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] at the Olympics for the first time since 2004.

On 29 June, Tirunesh lost a 10,000 metres race for the first time in her career. Almaz Ayana won the Ethiopian Olympic Trials in [[Hengelo]], Netherlands with the fastest time (30:07.00) since [[Meselech Melkamu]]'s 29:53.8 finish time in June 2009, the seventh fastest time ever, and the fastest time ever for a 10,000 metres debut. Gelete Burka finished in second (30:28.47) with Tirunesh in third (30:28.53).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hengelo-ethiopian-olympic-10000m-trial-2016-a | title=AYANA WINS IN HENGELO WITH FASTEST 10,000M DEBUT IN HISTORY | last=Mulkeen | first=Jon | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=29 June 2016 | access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>

In perhaps the greatest 10,000 metres race of all time,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/athletics-long-distance-2016-review | title=2016 END-OF-YEAR REVIEWS – LONG DISTANCE | last=Julian | first=A. Lennart | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=28 December 2016 | access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref> Tirunesh ran the fourth fastest time in history while winning the bronze medal. Her finish time of 29:42.56 was 12.1 seconds faster than her previous personal best of 29:54.66, which she set at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Teammate Almaz Ayana smashed [[Wang Junxia]]'s 22 year old (and [[Wang Junxia#After retirement|controversial]]) world record (29:31.78) by 14.33 seconds on her way to the gold medal in a time of 29:17.45. Silver medalist Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya came within 0.75 seconds of Wang's world record while running the third fastest time (29:32.53) in history. Fourth place finisher [[Alice Aprot Nawowuna]] of Kenya ran the fifth fastest time (29:53.51) in history. (She led the race for the first 5000 metres, reaching that mark in a very quick 14:46.81.)<ref name="2016Rio"/><ref name="2016LR">{{cite web | url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/08/history-rio-almaz-ayana-smashes-womens-10000-world-record-2917-45-greatest-womens-10000-ever-molly-huddle-breaks-american-record-6th/ | title=History In Rio: Almaz Ayana Smashes Women's 10,000 World Record With 29:17.45 In Greatest Women's 10,000 Ever – Molly Huddle Breaks American Record In 6th | publisher=Let's Run | date=12 August 2016 | access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> The next 9 finishers each set an area record ([[Molly Huddle]] of the U.S.), a national record (Cheruiyot of Kenya, [[Sarah Lahti]] of Sweden, [[Diane Nukuri]] of Burundi), or a personal best. National records for Greece, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan also were broken.<ref name="2016Rio">{{cite web | url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATW100101_Results_2016_08_12_716fce55_1a99_495f_94ee_a729d2565bd1.pdf | title=Women's 10,000m Final | publisher=Rio 2016 | date=12 August 2016 | access-date=26 June 2017 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813082254/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATW100101_Results_2016_08_12_716fce55_1a99_495f_94ee_a729d2565bd1.pdf | archive-date=13 August 2016}}</ref> Before this race, a woman had finished a 10,000 metres race in under 30 minutes only five times - but four did so in this race.<ref name="2016LR"/> Tirunesh said after the race, "I had a short time after delivery. Fortunately I got bronze.... This is great for me, my family and all of Ethiopia. The bronze is for my son."<ref name="2016LR"/>

===2017: 10,000 metres silver medalist at the World Championships===

Tirunesh again ran the [[2017 London Marathon|London Marathon]], finishing in second place in a time of 2:17:56. This made her the third fastest woman ever in a marathon. [[Mary Jepkosgei Keitany]]'s winning finish time of 2:17:01 was a world record for a women-only marathon and was the second-fastest performance in history. Only Paula Radcliffe has run faster, 2:15:25 at the mixed-gender 2003 London Marathon.

She won the silver medal in the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in London in August, finishing 46.37 seconds behind Almaz Ayana.<ref name="2017WC">{{cite web | 
url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/women/10000-metres/final/result | title=IAAF World Championships London 2017 - 10,000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=5 August 2017 | access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> Ayana broke open the race at the 4000 metres mark, running her next 1000 metres in 2:49.18.<ref name="2017Report"/> Tirunesh had been training for this race for only two months, explaining after the race, “If I had followed ... [Ayana], I wouldn't have won a medal. I know my capacity these days because my training for this race was very short."<ref name="2017Report">{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/news/report/women/10000-metres/final | title=REPORT: WOMEN'S 10,000M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LONDON 2017 | last=Mills | first=Steven | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=5 August 2017 | access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> This was the third consecutive 10,000 metres race that Ayana had defeated Tirunesh. Tirunesh's 1000 metre splits were as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/women/10000-metres/final/split | title=IAAF World Championships London 2017 - 10,000 Metres Women - Splits | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=5 August 2017 | access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
* 1000 metres: 3:31.43 (20th position)
* 2000 metres: 3:18.88 (6:50.31) (17th)
* 3000 metres: 3:09.37 (9:59.68) (2nd)
* 4000 metres: 3:04.66 (13:04.34) (6th)
* 5000 metres: 2:56.30 (16:00.64) (6th)
* 6000 metres: 2:59.86 (19:00.50) (6th)
* 7000 metres: 3:02.10 (22:02.60) (4th)
* 8000 metres: 3:05.70 (25:08.30) (5th)
* 9000 metres: 3:04.41 (28:12.71) (4th)
* Finish: 2:49.98 (31:02.69) (2nd)
** Last 5000 metres: 15:02.05

Tirunesh committed to run the [[Chicago Marathon]] on 8 October.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/news/feature/women/10000-metres | title=AFTER SILVER SUCCESS IN LONDON, DIBABA TRAINS SIGHTS ON CHICAGO | last=Dodge | first=Sam | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=10 August 2017 | access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref> She won a gold medal during the 40th edition of the marathon, with a time of 2:18:30.<ref>[http://results.chicagomarathon.com/2017/?lang=EN_CAP&pid=leaderboard Chicago Marathon 2017 Results]. Chicago Marathon (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2010.</ref>

===2018===
Tirunesh again ran the [[2018 London Marathon|London Marathon]] in April, but failed to finish. She won the [[Great Manchester Run]] road 10K for the third consecutive time and fifth time overall the following month. She finished third in the [[2018 Berlin Marathon|Berlin Marathon]] with a time of 2:18:55 in September. Tirunesh placed sixth at the [[Delhi Half Marathon]] in October and ran the San Silvestre Vallecana road 10k in Madrid on 31 December.<ref name="WAprofile" /> She finished third with a time of 30:40. The run was won by Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) in 29:54, the runner up was Hellen Obiri (Kenya) with 29:59. Due to the downhill nature of the course, times set there are not eligible for world record purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/san-silvestre-vallecana-madrid-2018-kiplimo|title=Kiplimo clocks 26:41 over 10km in Madrid while Kosgei and Obiri crack 30{{!}} News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>

===2023===
The 37-year-old returned after giving birth to a third child running her first race since December 2018 at the [[Houston Half Marathon]] in January. She finished 16th with a time of 71:35.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gault |first=Jonathan |date=15 January 2023 |title=Emily Sisson Breaks the American Record Plus 5 Thoughts on the 2023 Houston Half Marathon |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/01/emily-sisson-breaks-the-american-record-plus-5-thoughts-on-the-2023-houston-half-marathon/ |access-date=15 January 2023 |website=[[LetsRun.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Tirunesh is married to 2004 and 2008 Olympic 10,000 meter silver medallist [[Sileshi Sihine]] and they have a son, Nathan Sileshi, born in March 2015.<ref name="vogue2016"/><ref>[http://www.ethiosports.com/2015/03/28/tirunesh-dibaba-gives-birth-to-a-boy-in-atlanta-georgia/ "Tirunesh Dibaba Gives Birth To a Boy In Atlanta Georgia"]. EthioSports, 28 March 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Dibaba and Sihine tie the knot in ten-day wedding feast | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-and-sihine-tie-the-knot-in-ten-day-wed | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=1 November 2008}}</ref> She gave birth to a second child named Allon. She had a third child in 2021.

After the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], her club, the Prisons Police, bestowed the rank of Chief Superintendent for her services to club and country.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/in-a-week-of-awards-for-ethiopias-beijing-her | title=In a week of awards for Ethiopia's Beijing heroes, Tirunesh becomes a Chief Superintendent | date=26 September 2008 | access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> Tirunesh has an honorary doctorate from [[Addis Ababa University]],<ref>{{cite web | title=AAU confers Honorary Degrees|url=http://aau.edu.et/oerpc/?p=679 | publisher=[[Addis Ababa University]] | date=28 August 2014 | access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> and has a hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa named after her.

She has ventured into the hotel industry by establishing an eponymous [[Star (classification)|Three Star]] hotel, which was set to open at the end of 2013. 

==Results==

===Olympics (outdoor)===
In these track races at the Olympics, Tirunesh's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 2-0 Gelete Burka
* 2-2 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 1-0 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 1-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 1-0 Linet Masai
* 1-0 Lornah Kiplagat
* 1-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 1-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 1-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 1-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 1-2 Meseret Defar
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Emily Chebet
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-1 Almaz Ayana
** Total: 14-5 (73.7 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" 
|-
! Year || Location || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2004
| [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]] || align=center | [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || align=center | 14:51.83<ref name="2004Athens"/> || 1st: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>10th: [[Sentayehu Ejigu]]<br>12th: [[Elvan Abeylegesse]]<br>14th: [[Sonia O'Sullivan]]<br>DNF: [[Edith Masai]]
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | 2008 || rowspan=2 | [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]]
| align=center | [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 29:54.66<ref name="2008Beijing10K"/> || 3rd: [[Linet Masai]]<br>6th : [[Lornah Kiplagat]]<br>12th: [[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]
|-
| align=center | [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 15:41.40<ref name="2008Beijing5K"/> || 2nd: Defar<br>4th: [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]<br>7th: [[Meselech Melkamu]]
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | 2012 || rowspan=2 | [[2012 Summer Olympics|London]]
| align=center | [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 30:20.75<ref name="2012London10K"/> || 3rd: Cheruiyot<br>4th: [[Werknesh Kidane]]
|-
| align=center | [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || align=center | 15:05.15<ref name="2012London5K"/> || 1st: Defar<br>2nd: Cheruiyot<br>5th: [[Gelete Burka]]<br>
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2016
| [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro]] || align=center | [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || align=center | 29:42.56<ref name="2016Rio"/> || 1st: [[Almaz Ayana]]<br>2nd: Cheruiyot<br>8th: Burka
|}

===IAAF world championship events===

Tirunesh has not participated in any edition of the [[IAAF World Indoor Championships]]. In other IAAF world championship races, Tirunesh's win–loss record against the following women is set forth below. Only event finals are counted. A "did not finish" (DNF) is counted as a loss to everyone who completed the race. A "did not start" is treated as being absent from the race.

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 7-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 6-2 Meselech Melkamu
* 5-1 Werknesh Kidane
* 4-1 Bezunesh Bekele
* 3-1 Emily Chebet Muge
* 2-0 Berhane Adere
* 2-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 2-1 Gelete Burka
* 2-1 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 2-2 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 1-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 1-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 1-0 Meseret Defar
* 1-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 1-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 1-1 Linet Masai
* 1-2 Lornah Kiplagat
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-1 Almaz Ayana
** Total: 43-13 (76.8 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Year || Type || Location || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2003]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Lausanne, Switzerland]] || align=center | [[2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race|Short]] || align=center | 7th || align=center | 12:54 || 1st: [[Edith Masai]]<br>2nd: [[Worknesh Kidane]]<br>9th: [[Ejagayehu Dibaba]]<br>10th: [[Eyerusalem Kuma]]<br>28th: [[Bezunesh Bekele]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || Paris || align=center | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 14:51.72 || 3rd: E. Masai<br>5th: [[Elvan Abeylegesse]]<br>10th: [[Berhane Adere]]<br>11th: [[Gabriela Szabo]]<br>15th: [[Sonia O'Sullivan]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2004]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || Brussels || align=center | [[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race|Short]] || align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd || align=center | 13:09 || 1st: E. Masai<br>4th: Kidane<br>8th: [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]<br>10th: E. Dibaba<br>18th: Bekele
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2005]] || rowspan=2 | [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || rowspan=2 | [[Saint-Galmier]], France
| align=center | [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|Long]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 26:34 || 2nd: Kidane<br>3rd: [[Meselech Melkamu]]<br>10th: Bekele
|-
| align=center | [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race|Short]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 13:15 || 2nd: Kidane<br>6th: Melkamu<br>12th: Bekele<br>14th: E. Dibaba
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005]] || rowspan=2 | [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || rowspan=2 | Helsinki
| align=center | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 30:24.02 || 2nd: Adere<br>3rd: E. Dibaba<br>5th: E. Masai<br>6th: Kidane<br>9th: [[Paula Radcliffe]]
|-
| align=center | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 14:38.59<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2005/10th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-3365/women/5000-metres/final/result | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - 10TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=13 August 2005 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref><br>Championships record || 2nd: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>3rd: E. Dibaba<br>4th: Melkamu
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2006]] || rowspan=2 | [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || rowspan=2 | [[Fukuoka, Japan]]
| align=center | [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|Long]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 25:21 || 2nd: [[Lornah Kiplagat]]<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>14th: E. Dibaba
|-
| align=center | [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race|Short]] || align=center | DNF || align=center | -- || Dibaba left the race at<br>the halfway mark.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/womens-short-race-fukuoka-not-even-a-gale-c |
title=WOMEN'S SHORT RACE, FUKUOKA - NOT EVEN A GALE CAN HOLD BACK BURKA | first=Chris | last=Turner | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=2 April 2006 |
access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref><br>1st: [[Gelete Burka]]<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>5th: L. Kiplagat<br>8th: Cheruiyot<br>9th: Bekele
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2007]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Mombasa, Kenya]] || align=center | [[2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|Senior]] || align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd || align=center | 26:47 || 1st: L. Kiplagat<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>4th: Burka<br>5th: [[Florence Kiplagat]]<br>8th: Cheruiyot<br>28th: Abeylegesse<br>DNF: [[Emily Chebet|Emily Chebet Muge]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || Osaka || align=center | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 31:55.41 || 7th: E. Dibaba<br>9th: Chebet Muge
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2008]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Mombasa, Kenya]] || align=center | [[2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|Senior]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 25:10 || 3rd: [[Linet Masai]]<br>6th: Burka<br>9th: Melkamu
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2009]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Amman, Jordan]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || Berlin || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2010]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Bydgoszcz, Poland]] || align=center | [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|Senior]] || align=center | 4th || align=center | 24:38 || 1st: Chebet Muge<br>2nd: L. Masai<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>9th: Kidane
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2011]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Punta Umbria, Spain]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || [[Daegu, South Korea]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2013]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Bydgoszcz, Poland]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || Moscow || align=center | [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 30:43.55 || 4th: Chebet Muge
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2015]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Guiyang, China]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || Beijing || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2017]]
| [[World Cross Country Championships|Cross country]] || [[Kampala, Uganda]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017]]
| [[World Championships in Athletics|Outdoor]] || London || align=center | [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd || align="center" | 31:02.69<ref name="2017WC"/> || 1st: [[Almaz Ayana]]
|}

===African Championships in Athletics (outdoor track)===

In these African Championship outdoor track races, Dibaba's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 2-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 1-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 1-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Edith Masai
* 0-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Emily Chebet
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gelete Burka
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 0-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 0-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 0-1 Meseret Defar
** Total: 4-1 (80 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Year || Location || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2002 African Championships in Athletics|2002]]
| Tunisia || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2004 African Championships in Athletics|2004]]
| [[Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2006 African Championships in Athletics|2006]]
| [[Bambous, Mauritius]] || align=center | [[2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd || align=center | 15:56.04 || 1st: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>6th: [[Meselech Melkamu]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2008 African Championships in Athletics|2008]]
| [[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | [[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 32:49.08 || 2nd: [[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2010 African Championships in Athletics|2010]]
| [[Nairobi, Kenya]] || align=center | [[2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] || align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st || align=center | 31:51.39 || 2nd: Melkamu<br>3rd: [[Linet Masai]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2012 African Championships in Athletics|2012]]
| [[Porto Novo, Benin]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2014 African Championships in Athletics|2014]]
| [[Marrakech, Morocco]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2016 African Championships in Athletics|2016]]
| Durban, South Africa || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2018 African Championships in Athletics|2018]]
| Lagos, Nigeria || align=center |  || align=center |  || align=center |  ||
|}

===All-Africa Games (outdoor track)===

In these [[African Games|All-Africa Games]] outdoor track races, Dibaba's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 1-0 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 0-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 0-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Emily Chebet
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gelete Burka
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 0-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 0-1 Meseret Defar
** Total: 2-1 (66.7 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Year || Location || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2003 All-Africa Games|2003]]
| [[Abuja, Nigeria]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 4th || align=center | 16:43.40<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.todor66.com/Africa_Games/2003/Athletics/Women_5000m.html | title=Women 5000m Athletics VIII All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003 - Saturday 11.10 | website=www.todor66.com | date=23 February 2011 | access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>5th: [[Sentayehu Ejigu]]<br>6th: [[Edith Masai]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2007 All-Africa Games|2007]]
| [[Algiers, Algeria]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2011 All-Africa Games|2011]]
| [[Maputo, Mozambique]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2015 All-Africa Games|2015]]
| [[Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || -- 
|}

===Diamond League, Golden League (outdoor track)===
Since 2010, the Diamond League has been an annual series of athletics meetings organised by the IAAF around the world. The Golden League was an annual series of athletics meetings organised by the IAAF in Europe from 1998 through 2009.

In these Golden League and Diamond League races, Dibaba's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 9-2 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 7-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 7-5 Meseret Defar
* 6-0 Edith Masai
* 6-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 5-3 Berhane Adere
* 4-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 3-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 3-3 Werknesh Kidane
* 2-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 2-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 2-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 2-0 Linet Masai
* 1-0 Aberu Kebede
* 1-0 Almaz Ayana
* 1-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 1-0 Emily Chebet Muge
* 1-0 Lornah Kiplagat
* 1-1 Tatyana Tomashova
* 1-2 Ayelech Worku
* 1-2 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Gelete Burka
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 0-2 Gabriela Szabo
** Total: 66-20 (76.7 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Year || Series || Meeting || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2002 IAAF Golden League|2002]] || rowspan=2 valign=center | Golden League
| [[Memorial Van Damme|Brussels]] || align=center | 3000 metres || align=center | 11th || align=center | 8:41.86 || 1st: [[Berhane Adere]]<br>2nd: [[Gabriela Szabo]]<br>3rd: [[Tatyana Tomashova]]<br>6th: [[Elvan Abeylegesse]]<br>7th: [[Ayelech Worku]]<br>10th: [[Meseret Defar]]
|-
| [[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 6th || align=center | 14:49.90 || 1st: Adere<br>2nd: [[Werknesh Kidane]]<br>5th: Worku<br>7th: [[Sentayehu Ejigu]]<br>8th: Tomashova<br>12th: Abeylegesse
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2003 IAAF Golden League|2003]] || rowspan=2 valign=center | Golden League
| [[Bislett Games|Oslo]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 3rd || align=center | 14:39.94<br>Junior world record || 1st: Adere<br>2nd: Kidane<br>4th: Defar<br>10th: [[Eyerusalem Kuma]]
|-
| [[Golden Gala|Rome]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 4th || align=center | 14:41.97 || 1st: Defar<br>2nd: Szabo<br>3rd: [[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]<br>6th: Adere<br>11th: Worku<br>13th: Ejigu<br>19th: Kuma
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2004 IAAF Golden League|2004]] || rowspan=2 valign=center | Golden League
| [[Bislett Games|Bergen]]  || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 14:30.88<br>Junior world record || Held in Bergen because of<br>Oslo stadium renovation.<br>1st: Abeylegesse 14:24.68 (world record)<br>3rd: E. Dibaba<br>5th: [[Derartu Tulu]]<br>6th: Defar<br>13th: [[Meselech Melkamu]]
|-
| [[Golden Gala|Rome]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 4th || align=center | 14:47.43 || 1st: E. Dibaba<br>2nd: Kidane<br>3rd: Defar<br>5th: [[Edith Masai]]<br>9th: [[Lornah Kiplagat]]<br>10th: Ejigu 
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2005 IAAF Golden League|2005]]
| Golden League || [[Golden Gala|Rome]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:32.57 || 2nd: Adere<br>3rd: Defar<br>4th: E. Masai<br>5th: E. Dibaba<br>6th: Melkamu<br>9th: Ejigu<br>10th: Burka<br>16th: Kidane<br>20th: [[Bezunesh Bekele]] 
|-
| rowspan=6 valign=center | [[2006 IAAF Golden League|2006]] || rowspan=6 valign=center | Golden League
| [[Bislett Games|Oslo]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:30.40 || 2nd: E. Dibaba<br>3rd: E. Masai<br>5th: Melkamu<br>6th: Burka
|-
| [[Meeting de Paris|Paris]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:54.24 || 2nd: Defar<br>3rd: Burka<br>4th: Adere<br>7th: E.. Masai<br>8th: E. Dibaba<br>10th: [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]
|-
| [[Golden Gala|Rome]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:52.37 || 2nd: Defar<br>3rd: Burka<br>4th: Adere<br>9th: E. Dibaba<br>10th: E. Masai<br>14th: Bekele
|-
| [[Weltklasse Zürich|Zürich]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:45.73 || 2nd: E. Masaii<br>3rd: Adere<br>5th: Cheruiyot	
|-
| [[Memorial Van Damme|Brussels]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:30.63 || 2nd: Defar<br>5th: Cheruiyot<br>6th: Melkamu<br>7th: E. Dibaba 	
|-
| [[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]  || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 15:02.87 || 1st: Defar<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>4th: Burka
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2007 IAAF Golden League|2007]]
| Golden League || [[Meeting de Paris|Paris]]  || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 15:21.84 || 2nd: [[Florence Kiplagat]]<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>5th: E. Dibaba
|-
|rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2008 IAAF Golden League|2008]] || rowspan=2 valign=center | Golden League
| [[Bislett Games|Oslo]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:11.15<ref name="2008Oslo"/><br>World record || 3rd: E. Dibaba<br>6th: [[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|-
| [[Golden Gala|Rome]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:36.58<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-golden-league/2008/golden-gala-3926/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Golden Gala - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=11 July 2008 | access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Melkamu<br>6th: E. Dibaba
|-
|rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2009 IAAF Golden League|2009]]
| Golden League || (Did not<br>participate) || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=center | [[2010 IAAF Diamond League|2010]] || rowspan=3 valign=center | Diamond League
| [[Adidas Grand Prix|New York City]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 15:11.34<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2010/adidas-grand-prix-4461/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Adidas Grand Prix - 5000 Metres Women	| publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=12 June 2010 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Ejigu
|-
| [[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene, Oregon, U.S.]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:34.07<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2010/prefontaine-cla5ssic-4460/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Prefontaine Classic - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=3 July 2010 | access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> || None
|-
| [[London Grand Prix|London]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:36.41<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2010/aviva-london-grand-prix-4455/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=Aviva London Grand Prix - 5000 Metres Women | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=13 August 2010 | access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Cheruiyot<br>3rd: Ejigu<br>5th: [[Linet Masai]]<br>12th: F. Kiplagat
|-
|rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2011 IAAF Diamond League|2011]]
| Diamond League || (Did not<br>participate) || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2012 IAAF Diamond League|2012]] || rowspan=2 valign=center | Diamond League
| [[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene, Oregon, U.S.]] || align=center | 10,000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 30:24.39<ref name="2012Eugene"/> || 2nd: F. Kiplagat<br>4th: Kidane<br>5th: [[Aberu Kebede]]
|-
| [[Adidas Grand Prix|New York City]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:50.80<ref name="2012NewYork"/> || 2nd: Defar<br>3rd: Burka<br>4th: Kidane
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=center | [[2013 IAAF Diamond League|2013]] || rowspan=3 valign=center | Diamond League
| [[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene, Oregon, U.S.]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:42.01<ref name="2013Eugene"/> || 5th: Burka<br>8th: L. Masai
|-
| [[Meeting de Paris|Paris]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:23.68<ref name="2013Paris"/> || 2nd: [[Almaz Ayana]]<br>3rd: Burka
|-
| [[Weltklasse Zürich|Zurich]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 14:34.82<ref name="2013Zurich"/> || 1st: Defar<br>4th: [[Emily Chebet|Emily Chebet Muge]]<br>DNF: G. Dibaba
|-
|rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2014 IAAF Diamond League|2014]]<br>[[2015 IAAF Diamond League|2015]]<br>[[2016 IAAF Diamond League|2016]] || Diamond League || (Did not<br>participate) || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|}

===World Athletics Finals (outdoor track)===
World Athletics Final was an annual athletics competition organised by the IAAF from 2003 to 2009. In these races, Dibaba's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 3-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 2-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 2-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 2-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 1-0 Berhane Adere
* 1-0 Edith Masai
* 1-0 Gelete Burka
* 1-0 Werknesh Kidane
* 1-3 Meseret Defar
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-1 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-1 Elvan Abeylegesse
** Total: 14-5 (73.7 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Year || Location || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|2003]]
| [[Monaco]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 3rd || align=center | 14:57.87 || 1st: [[Elvan Abeylegesse]]<br>2nd: [[Derartu Tulu]]<br>4th: [[Werknesh Kidane]]<br>7th: [[Sentayehu Ejigu]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|2004]]
| [[Monaco]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|2005]]
| [[Monaco]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 14:46.84  || 1st: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>3rd: [[Berhane Adere]]<br>DNF: [[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|2006]]
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[Stuttgart]]
| align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 16:04.77 || 2nd: Defar<br>4th: E. Dibaba<br>5th:  [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]<br>6th: [[Meselech Melkamu]]<br>7th: [[Edith Masai]]
|-
| align=center | 3000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 8:34.74 || 1st: Defar<br>3rd: Cheruiyot<br>6th: [[Gelete Burka]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2007 IAAF World Athletics Final|2007]]<br>[[2008 IAAF World Athletics Final|2008]] || valign=center | [[Stuttgart]] || align=center | Absent || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[2009 IAAF World Athletics Final|2009]]
| [[Thessaloniki]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 15:25.92 || 1st: Defar<br>3rd: Cheruiyot<br>6th: Ejigu<br>9th: Melkamu
|}

===Grand Prix, World Athletics Challenge (outdoor track)===

In these Grand Prix and World Athletics Challenge races, Dibaba's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 5-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 3-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 3-0 Meselech Melkamu
* 3-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 2-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 2-1 Berhane Adere
* 2-1 Linet Masai
* 1-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 1-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 1-0 Gelete Burka
* 1-1 Marla Runyan
* 1-2 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 1-2 Werknesh Kidane
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 0-0 Edith Masai
* 0-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 0-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-1 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-1 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-2 Meseret Defar
** Total: 26-11 (70.3 percent)}}

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Year || Series || Meeting || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=center | 2002
| Grand Prix II || [[Oregon Track Classic|Portland, Oregon, U.S.]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 15:13.78<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix-ii/2002/adidas-oregon-track-classic-2904/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - ADIDAS OREGON TRACK CLASSIC | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=18 May 2002 | access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: [[Marla Runyan]]<br>4th: [[Werknesh Kidane]]
|-
| Grand Prix I || [[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene, Oregon, U.S.]] || align=center | 3000 metres || align=center | 4th || align=center | 8:42.57<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2002/prefontaine-classic-2905/women/3000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=3000 METRES WOMEN - PREFONTAINE CLASSIC | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=26 May 2002 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: Runyan<br>2nd: [[Sonia O'Sullivan]]<br>3rd: Kidane
|-
| Grand Prix I || [[London Grand Prix|London]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 4th || align=center | 15:04.54<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2002/norwich-union-british-grand-prix-2929/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - NORWICH UNION BRITISH GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=23 August 2002 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Berhane Adere]]<br>2nd: [[Gabriela Szabo]]<br>3rd: O'Sullivan
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | 2003
| Grand Prix II || [[Oregon Track Classic|Portland, Oregon, U.S.]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 15:01.44<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix-ii/2003/adidas-oregon-track-classic-2993/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - ADIDAS OREGON TRACK CLASSIC | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=17 May 2003 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>3rd: [[Sentayehu Ejigu]]
|-
| Super Grand Prix || [[Athletissima|Lausanne]] || align=center | 3000 metres || align=center | 5th || align=center | 8:50.20<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-super-grand-prix/2003/athletissima-2003-3005/women/3000-metres/final/result#resultheader| title=3000 METRES WOMEN - ATHLETISSIMA 2003 | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=1 July 2003 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Yelena Zadorozhnaya]]<br>2nd: Defar<br>3rd: [[Tatyana Tomashova]]<br>4th: Kidane<br>7th: Ejigu<br>9th: O'Sullivan
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2004
| (Did not participate) || -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2005
| Super Grand Prix || [[British Grand Prix (athletics)|Sheffield, U.K.]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:51.77<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-super-grand-prix/2005/norwich-union-super-grand-prix-3345/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - NORWICH UNION SUPER GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=21 August 2005 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: [[Ejegayehu Dibaba]]
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=center | [[:it:IAAF World Athletics Tour 2006|2006]]
| Super Grand Prix || [[British Grand Prix (athletics)|Gateshead, U.K.]] || align=center | 3000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 8:42.04<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2006/norwich-union-british-grand-prix-3530/women/3000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=3000 METRES WOMEN - NORWICH UNION BRITISH GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=11 June 2006 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Adere<br>3rd: E. Dibaba<br>6th: [[Bezunesh Bekele]]<br>9th: [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]
|-
| Super Grand Prix || [[London Grand Prix|London]] || align=center | 3000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 8:29.55<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-super-grand-prix/2006/norwich-union-london-grand-prix-3535/women/3000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=3000 METRES WOMEN - NORWICH UNION LONDON GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=28 July 2006 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><br>(personal best) || 2nd: Adere<br>3rd: E. Dibaba<br>5th: Cheruiyot<br>6th: [[Meselech Melkamu]]
|-
| Golden Grand Prix || [[Shanghai Golden Grand Prix|Shanghai]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:55.63<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=1552473 | title=Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Results | publisher=Associated Press | via=Let's Run | date=23 September 2006 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: [[Gelete Burka]]<br>4th: Melkamu<br>12th: [[Florence Kiplagat]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | [[:it:IAAF World Athletics Tour 2007|2007]]
| Grand Prix || [[Adidas Grand Prix|New York City]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:35.67<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2007/reebok-grand-prix-3835/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - REEBOK GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=2 June 2007 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 10th: [[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[:it:IAAF World Athletics Tour 2008|2008]]
| Grand Prix || [[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava, Czech Republic]] || align=center | 10,000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 31:03.37<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2008/zlata-tetra-golden-spike-3931/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=10,000 METRES WOMEN - ZLATA TETRA - GOLDEN SPIKE | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=12 June 2008 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: E. Dibaba<br>3rd: Melkamu<br>7th: [[Linet Masai]]
|-
| Grand Prix || [[Rieti Meeting|Rieti, Italy]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:23.46<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2008/rieti-2008-3919/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - RIETI 2008 | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=7 September 2008 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 3rd: G. Dibaba
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=center | [[:it:IAAF World Athletics Tour 2009|2009]]
| Grand Prix || [[Adidas Grand Prix|New York City]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 14:40.93<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix/2009/reebok-grand-prix-4193/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - REEBOK GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=30 May 2009 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: L. Masai<br>3rd: G. Dibaba
|-
| Super Grand Prix || [[London Grand Prix|London]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:33.65<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-super-grand-prix/2009/aviva-london-grand-prix-4183/women/5000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=5000 METRES WOMEN - AVIVA LONDON GRAND PRIX | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=25 July 2009 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Ejigu<br>DNF: E. Dibaba
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2010<br>2011<br>2012
| (Did not participate) || -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2013
| World Challenge || [[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava, Czech Republic]] || align=center | 10,000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 30:26.67<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-challenge-meetings/2013/52nd-ostrava-golden-spike-5144/women/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader | title=10,000 METRES WOMEN - 52ND OSTRAVA GOLDEN SPIKE | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=27 June 2013 | access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> || 6th: L. Masai
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2014<br>2015<br>2016
| (Did not participate) || -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || align=center | -- || --
|}

===Other outdoor track & cross country races===

In these outdoor track and cross country races, Dibaba's win–loss record against the following women is as follows:

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* 5-1 Werknesh Kidane
* 4-0 Ejegayehu Dibaba (sister)
* 3-0 Eyerusalem Kuma
* 3-1 Meselech Melkamu
* 2-0 Bezunesh Bekele
* 2-0 Meseret Defar
* 2-0 Sentayehu Ejigu
* 2-0 Vivian Cheruiyot
* 1-0 Derartu Tulu (cousin)
* 1-0 Elvan Abeylegesse
* 1-0 Lornah Kiplagat
* 1-0 Sonia O'Sullivan
* 0-0 Aberu Kebede
* 0-0 Almaz Ayana
* 0-0 Ayelech Worku
* 0-0 Berhane Adere
* 0-0 Edith Masai
* 0-0 Florence Kiplagat
* 0-0 Gabriela Szabo
* 0-0 Genzebe Dibaba (sister)
* 0-0 Linet Masai
* 0-0 Marla Runyan
* 0-0 Paula Radcliffe
* 0-0 Tatyana Tomashova
* 0-2 Gelete Burka
** Total: 27-4 (87.1 percent)}}

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! Year || Location || Event || Result || Mark || Notes
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| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2003 || [[Jan Meda International Cross Country]]<br>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | Cross country:<br>short race || align=center | 1st || align=center | 13:16.54<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/hope-for-absent-bekele-but-no-major-surprises | title=HOPE FOR ABSENT BEKELE BUT NO MAJOR SURPRISES AT THE ETHIOPIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=3 March 2003 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: [[Werknesh Kidane]]<br>3rd: [[Eyerusalem Kuma]]<br>4th: [[Bezunesh Bekele]]<br>6th: E. Dibaba
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| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2003 || [[Ethiopian Athletics Championships]]<br>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 16:01.48<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/bekele-falls-to-the-power-of-sihine-at-the-et | title=BEKELE FALLS TO THE POWER OF SIHINE AT THE ETHIOPIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=15 May 2003 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: [[Meseret Defar]]<br>3rd: Kuma
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2003 || [[Yokohama Super Track and Field Meet]]<br>Yokohama || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 15:11.05<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/super-meet-in-yokohama | title='SUPER MEET' IN YOKOHAMA | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=23 September 2003 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Lucy Wangui Kabuu]]<br>3rd: Kidane
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2004 || [[Great Edinburgh International Cross Country|Great North Cross Country]]<br>[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle, England]] || align=center | Cross country || align=center | 1st || align=center | 21:01<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/h/0401.htm | title=BRITISH ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2004 | publisher=Athletics Weekly | access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: [[Elvan Abeylegesse]]<br>3rd: [[Derartu Tulu]]<br>13th: [[Vivian Cheruiyot]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2004 || [[Jan Meda International Cross Country]]<br>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | Cross country:<br>long race || align=center | 3rd || align=center | 28:47.94<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kidane-takes-double-while-gebremariam-wins-lo | title=KIDANE TAKES DOUBLE, WHILE GEBREMARIAM WINS LONG COURSE - EAST AFRICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY TWO | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=29 February 2004 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: Kidane<br>4th: Kuma
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2004 || [[Ethiopian Athletics Championships]]<br>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | 16:03.15<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/sihine-in-great-form-at-ethiopian-championshi | title=SIHINE IN GREAT FORM AT ETHIOPIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - REPORT OF DAY 1, 2 & 3 - UPDATED WITH OFFICIAL RESULTS | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=7 May 2004 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Meselech Melkamu]]<br>3rd: [[Sentayehu Ejigu]]<br>DNF: Defar
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2005 || [[Great Edinburgh International Cross Country]]<br>[[Edinburgh, Scotland]] || align=center | Cross country:<br>long race || align=center | 1st || align=center | 21:35<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/h/0501.htm | title=BRITISH ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2005 | publisher=Athletics Weekly | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 3rd: Melkamu<br>4th: Kidane<br>7th: E. Dibaba<br>11th: [[Lornah Kiplagat]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2005 || [[Jan Meda International Cross Country]]<br>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | Cross country:<br>long race || align=center | 1st || align=center | 26:46<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-powers-to-victory-while-dinkessa-upset | title=DIBABA POWERS TO VICTORY, WHILE DINKESSA UPSETS GEBREMARIAM IN ADDIS ABABA | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=26 February 2005 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Melkamu<br>3rd: Bekele<br>6th: Kidane
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2005 || [[Ethiopian Athletics Championships]]<br>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 2nd || align=center | Time not reported<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/burika-stuns-dibaba-at-the-ethiopian-champion | title=BURIKA STUNS DIBABA AT THE ETHIOPIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – DAY 4 AND 5 | first=Elshadai | last=Negash | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=8 May 2005 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 1st: [[Gelete Burka]] 15:39.12<br>3rd: Kidane<br>4th: Melkamu
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2005 || [[Adidas Grand Prix|Reebok Grand Prix]]<br>New York City || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:32.42<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ny.milesplit.com/meets/11836/results/25414/raw#.WW50oPlOkuo | title=Reebok Grand Prix | publisher=Mile Split NY | date=11 June 2005 | access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: E. Dibaba<br>3rd: Ejigu
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2006 || [[Great Edinburgh International Cross Country]]<br>[[Edinburgh, Scotland]] || align=center | Cross country:<br>long race || align=center | 3rd || align=center | 19:21<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/h/06p1.htm | title=BRITISH ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2006 | publisher=Athletics Weekly | access-date=19 July 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 1st: Burka<br>6th: E. Dibaba<br>13th: [[Sonia O'Sullivan]]
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2010 || [[Great Edinburgh International Cross Country]]<br>[[Edinburgh, Scotland]] || align=center | Cross country:<br>long race || align=center | 1st || align=center | 21:37<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/ebuya-despatches-bekele-4th-with-ease-busines | title=EBUYA DESPATCHES BEKELE, 4TH, WITH EASE; BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR DIBABA IN EDINBURGH | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | date=9 January 2010 | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> || 2nd: Cheruiyot
|-
| rowspan=1 valign=center | 2016 || [[Guldendensporenmeeting]]<br>[[Kortrijk, Belgium]] || align=center | 5000 metres || align=center | 1st || align=center | 14:41.73<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.liveresults.be/2016/guldensporenmeeting/event024h01.html | title=19th Guldendensporenmeeting | publisher=liveresults.be | access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> || None
|}

==Personal bests==

===Outdoor===
As of 29 June 2017, Dibaba's outdoor personal bests are as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/tirunesh-dibaba-181712 | title=Athlete Profile - Tirunesh Dibaba - Personal Bests | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://caltrack.com/californiatr/news/carlsbad05recap.html | title=Dibaba Ties World Record, Berhanu Three-Peats at Carlsbad 5000 | first1=Ryan | last1=Lamppa | first2=Basil | last2=Honikman | publisher=Running USA | via=California Track & Running News | date=3 April 2005 | access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Event || Mark || Date || Meet & Location || Notes
|-
| 3000 metres (track) || align=center | 8:29.55 ||  align=center | 28 July 2006 || [[London Grand Prix]]<br>London, England || 
|-
| 3 kilometres (road) || align=center | 9:16 || align=center | 18 May 2014 || [[Great Manchester Run|BUPA Great Manchester Run (10 kilometres)]]<br>[[Manchester]], England || Intermediate time in a longer race.
|-
| 5000 metres (track) || align=center | 14:11.15 || align=center | 6 June 2008 || [[Bislett Games]]<br>[[Oslo]], Norway || Former [[List of world records in athletics|World record]].
|-
| 5 kilometres (road) || align=center | 14:51 || align=center | 3 April 2005 || [[Carlsbad 5000]]<br>[[Carlsbad, California]], U.S. || --
|-
| 10,000 metres (track) || align=center | 29:42.56 || align=center | 12 August 2016 || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]<br>[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil || Seventh fastest of all time.
|-
| 10 kilometres (road) || align=center | 30:30 || align=center | 1 September 2013 || [[Tilburg Ten Miles]]<br>[[Tilburg]], Netherlands || 
|-
| 15 kilometres (road) || align=center | 46:28 || align=center | 15 November 2009 || [[Zevenheuvelenloop]]<br>[[Nijmegen]], Netherlands || (1) Former world record.<ref name="15K-WR">{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w15kroad.htm | title=All-time women's best 15km road race | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=28 May 2017 | access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref><br>(2) Fourth fastest of all time.<ref name="15K-WR"/><br>
|-
| 10 miles (road) || align=center | 51:49<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w10milesroad.htm | title=All-time women's best 10 Miles road race | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=21 May 2017 | access-date=8 August 2017}}</ref> || align=center | 23 October 2016 || [[Great South Run]]<br>[[Portsmouth]], England || 
|-
| 20 kilometres (road) || align=center | 1:03:25<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.premiertiming.com/res/details/RAK_Half_Marathon_2017/Tirunesh_Dibaba_54_Half_Marathon | title=RAK Half Marathon 2017, Tirunesh Dibaba, Times & Results (in detail) | publisher=Premier Timing | date=10 February 2017 | access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> || align=center | 10 February 2017 || [[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon]]<br>[[Ras al-Khaimah]], United Arab Emirates || Intermediate time in a longer race.
|-
| Half marathon (road) || align=center | 1:06:50 || align=center | 10 February 2017 || [[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon]]<br>[[Ras al-Khaimah]], United Arab Emirates || 
|-
| Marathon (road) || align=center | 2:17:56<ref name="LondonMar2017">{{cite web | title=Tirunesh Dibaba London Marathon 2017 Result | url=https://results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2017/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC850000252CE5&lang=EN_CAP&event=ELIT&search%5Bsex%5D=W&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=ELIT | website=results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com | date=23 April 2017 | access-date=15 August 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || align=center | 23 April 2017 || [[2017 London Marathon|London Marathon]]<br>London, England || (1) Twelfth fastest of all time.<ref name="Marathon"/><br>(2) Former Ethiopian record, broken 25 January 2019.
|}

===Indoor===
{|class="wikitable" |]
|-
! Event || Mark || Date || Meeting || Location || Notes
|-
| 3000 metres || align=center | 8:33.37 || align=center | 26 January 2008 || [[New Balance Indoor Grand Prix|Reebok Boston Indoor Games]] || Boston || 
|-
| Two miles || align=center | 9:12.23 || align=center | 20 February 2010 || [[Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix|Aviva Grand Prix]] || [[Birmingham]], U.K. || Fourth fastest of all-time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w2milesok.htm | title=All-time women's best 2 miles race - indoor | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=28 June 2017 | access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 5000 metres || align=center | 14:27.42 || align=center | 27 January 2007 || [[New Balance Indoor Grand Prix|Reebok Boston Indoor Games]] || Boston || (1) Third fastest of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_5000ok.htm | title=All-time women's best 5000m - indoor | publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances | author=Peter Larsson | date=2 July 2017 | access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref><br>(2) Former world record.
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tirunesh Dibaba}}
*{{World Athletics}}
*[http://www.athleticsafrica.com/Outgoing/ethiopianjewel_fs_200305.html "Dibaba – A jewel of inestimable value", by Steven Downes, Athletics Africa, 20 March 2005]
*[http://www.globalathletics.com/Athletes/tirunesh_dibaba.php Tirunesh Dibaba's profile from Global Athletics]
*[http://www.ethiotube.net/video/430/Beijing-2008--10K-Women Beijing 2008 Women's 10000 m] EthioTube Video
*[http://www.ethiotube.net/video/454/Beijing-2008--5K-Women Beijing 2008 Women's 5000 m] EthioTube Video
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070209194120/http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0%2C7120%2Cs6-243-297--11496-0%2C00.html "Spend a Day With Tirunesh Dibaba", by Toby Tanser, ''Runner's World'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070911220452/http://www.globalathletics.com/Multimedia/Osaka/index.php Video Interview of Tirunesh Dibaba before and after 2007 IAAF World Championships 10,000m]

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