Genzebe Dibaba

Genzebe Dibaba is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner and world-record holder in several indoor track events. She won the 2015 world championship in the 1,500 metres.

1500 metres: A middle-distance track race covering three and three-quarter laps of a standard 400-metre track. Dibaba won the 2015 world title in this event.
Tirunesh Dibaba: An Ethiopian long-distance runner and three-time Olympic gold medalist. Genzebe’s older sister is a celebrated distance runner with multiple Olympic titles.
Interval training: A training method that alternates planned periods of intense exercise with recovery periods. Repeated fast efforts help middle-distance runners develop race pace and speed endurance.
Indoor world record: The fastest officially recognized performance in an athletics event contested indoors. Dibaba’s indoor marks are assessed against this record category.
3000 metres: A track race of seven and a half laps on a standard 400-metre track. Dibaba set a world record in this indoor event in 2014.
Ejegayehu Dibaba: An Ethiopian long-distance runner who won the Olympic silver medal in the 10,000 metres in 2004. Genzebe’s older sister also competed internationally for Ethiopia.
Aerobic capacity: The maximum rate at which the body can take in and use oxygen during exercise. High oxygen-processing capacity supports the sustained pace of Dibaba’s longer races.
World record progression in the 1500 metres: The documented sequence of ratified world records in the 1,500-metre race. This progression shows the outdoor record context for her 1,500-metre achievements.
5000 metres: A long-distance track race covering twelve and a half laps of a standard 400-metre track. Dibaba won the 2015 Diamond League title over this distance.
Derartu Tulu: An Ethiopian distance runner who became the first Black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Tulu helped establish the Ethiopian women’s distance-running tradition Dibaba joined.

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