Derartu TULU

Derartu Tulu - Ethiopia - 2004 Olympic Games 10,000m bronze medal.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 27 August 2004

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 21 March 1972
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Bejoki, Ethiopia
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ethiopia
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Derartu TULU - Ethiopia - 2004 Olympic Games 10,000m bronze medal.

Derartu Tulu is pictured above (left of photo) with her fellow Ethiopians Ejegayehu Dibaba (centre) and Werknesh Kidane during the 10,000m at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Tulu, at 32 years of age, won a bronze medal in a fine defence of the title she had won for the second time in Sydney. Her teammate Dibaba won the silver whilst the Gold went to Huina Xing (out of shot).

Womens 10,000m. Final.

Olympic Games 2004.


1. Huina XING      CHN   30: 24.36
2. Ejegayehu DIBABA     ETH   30: 24.98
3. Derartu TULU     ETH   30: 26.42
4. Werknesh KIDANE     ETH   30: 28.30
5. Lornah KIPLAGAT   NED   30: 31.92
6. Yingjie SUN     CHN   30: 54.37
7. Jelena PROKOPCUKA     LAT   31: 04.10
8. Lidiya GRIGORYEVA     RUS   31: 04.62