Etenesh Diro Explained

Birth Date:10 May 1991
Sport:Track and field
Event:3000m steeplechase

Etenesh Diro Neda (born 10 May 1991) is an Ethiopian athlete.[1] She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] In 2012, she qualified for the final by placing second in her heat with a time of 9:25.31, then placed sixth in the final with a time of 9:19.89, a personal best.[3] In 2016, she was implicated in a collision and lost one shoe. Unable to put it back without losing too much time, she finished the qualifier in 7th place with only one shoe. Because of that, she was affectionately named the Cinderella of Rio2016 .

Achievements

Representing
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6th3000 m st.9:19.89
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5th3000 m st.9:16.97
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China17th (h)3000 m st.9:31.97
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa3000 m s'chaseDNF
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil15th3000 m s'chase9:38.77
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom7th3000 m s'chase9:22.46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Etenesh Diro. London 2012. 29 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502200512/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/diro-etenesh-1090940/. 2 May 2013.
  2. Web site: DIRO Etenesh . Rio 2016 . 16 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031104/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/etenesh-diro . 6 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Etenesh Diro - Events and results. https://web.archive.org/web/20120804141940/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/diro-etenesh-1090940/events. dead. 4 August 2012. London 2012. 28 August 2012.