Genzebe Dibaba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Genzebe Dibaba

Ethiopian distance runner

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1991

Place of Birth: Bekoji, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Ethiopia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Genzebe Dibaba Keneni (Amharic: ???? ??? ???; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner.
She won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the Beijing World Championships and a silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Olympics.
Genzebe is the current world record holder for the 1500 m (both indoor and outdoor), the indoor 3000 m, the indoor 5000 m, and the indoor mile.
Her 2000 m indoor women's world's best time is the absolute world record, as it is faster than the previous women's outdoor mark. Genzebe was the 2012 World Indoor Champion for the 1500 m and the 2014 World Indoor Champion and World Indoor Record Holder in the 3000 m.
She represented Ethiopia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on five occasions.
She was highly successful as a junior (under-20) athlete, having won two junior world cross country titles and one world junior 5000 m gold medal.
She was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2014 and IAAF World Athlete of the Year in 2015.