Ejegayehu Dibaba

Ejegayehu Dibaba ( born March 21, 1982 in Chefe at Bekoji ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

She celebrated then at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens The first big success. There she won the silver medal in the 10,000 meters behind Xing Huina (CHN ) and before her cousin Derartu Tulu. Earlier this year, she had set up with her ​​personal best 14:32.74 min over 5000 m.

In the U.S. Hall Meeting Boston Indoor Games 2005, she won the silver medal behind her younger sister Tirunesh, which set a new world record in the Reggie Lewis Center over 5000 meters. About 10,000 m put them in this year 30:18,39 min on a personal record. At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005, she joined her sister at first in the 10,000 meters, then on the penultimate day of competition also over 5000 meters at. In both races her sister won gold and bronze itself.

At the 10,000 - meter race of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, she was seventh.

Ejegayehu Dibaba has a competition weight of 46 kg at a height of 1.60 m.