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Etenesh Diro

ETHWomen

Birth dateMay 10, 1991

BirthplaceJeldu, Ethiopia

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Etenesh Diro Neda (born 10 May 1991) is an Ethiopian athlete. She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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. At the 2016 Olympics, 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.

Key facts

5000 m

14:33.30

#72 all-time

3000 m steeplechase

9:13.25

#55 all-time

2023 season best

1:09:50

Oct 1, 2023 · Trento (ITA)

2023 season best

Last competition

Trento Half Marathon, Trento

Oct 1, 2023 · 1:09:50

Trento Half Marathon, Trento

Age

35 years old

As of Sep 15, 2026: 5000 m 14:33.30 (#72 all-time), 3000 m steeplechase 9:13.25 (#55 all-time), 2023 season best 1:09:50 (Oct 1, 2023, Trento (ITA)) · Last competition: Trento Half Marathon, Trento, Oct 1, 2023, 1:09:50 · 35 years old

Personal bests

8:38.32

14:33.30

1:09:50

9:13.25

15:17

6:25.44

51:21

32:27

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2023	Semi	1:09:50	-	Oct 1, 2023	↑	Trento Half Marathon, Trento
2022	Semi	1:10:03	-	Mar 6, 2022	↑	Roma Ostia Half Marathon
2020	10Kilometr	32:42	-	Jan 26, 2020	↑	Bangsaen10
2020	Semi	1:16:41	-	Feb 21, 2020	↑	Al Mouj Muscat Half Marathon
2019	2000Metres	6:25.44	-	Sep 1, 2019	-	ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin
2019	3000mSt	9:47.95	-	Sep 6, 2019	↑	Memorial Francisco Ramón Higueras
2017	3000mSt	9:13.25	-	Jul 1, 2017	↑	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
2017	5000m	14:40.29	-	Jun 8, 2017	↑	Roma Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
2017	10Kilometr	32:27	-	Sep 3, 2017	↑	Tilburg (NED)
2016	3000m	8:38.32	-	May 6, 2016	↑	Doha IAAF Diamond League, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
2016	3000mSt	9:16.87	-	May 22, 2016	↑	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat - Promotional Events
2016	5000m	14:33.30	-	Sep 9, 2016	↑	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Promotional Events
2016	5Kilometre	16:18	-	Dec 31, 2016	↓	Bolzano (ITA)
2015	3000mSt	9:29.10	-	Jul 6, 2015	↑	Sotteville-lès-Rouen (FRA)
2014	3000mSt	9:19.71	-	Jul 5, 2014	↑	Paris Meeting AREVA, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Promotional Events
2014	3000m	9:19.81	-	Jan 2, 2014	↑	Luanda (ANG)
2014	5Kilometre	16:31	-	Dec 31, 2014	↓	Bolzano (ITA)
2013	3000mSt	9:16.97	-	Aug 13, 2013	↑	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
2013	10Kilometr	34:06	-	Dec 31, 2013	↑	Luanda (ANG)
2012	3000mSt	9:14.07	-	Aug 17, 2012	↑	Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
2012	5Kilometre	15:17	-	Oct 14, 2012	↓	Rennes (FRA)
2012	5000m	15:19.77	-	Jun 1, 2012	↑	Carquefou (FRA)
2011	3000m	9:00.39	-	Jun 8, 2011	↑	Kassel (GER)
2011	3000mSt	9:49.18	-	Jun 14, 2011	↑	Besancon (FRA)
2011	5000m	15:21.51	-	Jun 18, 2011	↑	Bilbao (ESP)
2011	10Kilometr	33:32	-	Nov 27, 2011	↑	Addis Ababa (ETH)
2010	5Kilometre	16:09	-	Mar 6, 2010	↓	Addis Ababa (ETH)
2010	Semi	1:11:36	-	Oct 17, 2010	↑	Reims (FRA)
2009	3000m	9:09.22	-	Jul 30, 2009	↑	Bambous (MRI)
2009	10Kilometr	34:13	-	Nov 22, 2009	↑	Addis Ababa (ETH)
2009	15Kilometr	51:21	-	Oct 18, 2009	-	Istanbul (TUR)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:09:50	-	Oct 1	Trento Half Marathon, Trento

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:10:03	-	Mar 6	Roma Ostia Half Marathon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:16:41	-	Feb 21	Al Mouj Muscat Half Marathon
10Kilometr	32:42	-	Jan 26	Bangsaen10

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:47.95	-	Sep 6	Memorial Francisco Ramón Higueras
2000Metres	6:25.44	-	Sep 1	ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin
3000mSt	10:00.85	-	Aug 18	Getabocksspelen, Varberg

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	32:27	-	Sep 3	Tilburg Ladies Run, Tilburg
5000m	15:07.69	-	Sep 1	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Promotional Events
3000mSt	9:20.94	-	Aug 24	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
3000m	DNF	-	Aug 20	Birmingham Müller Grand Prix, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham - Invitational Events
3000mSt	9:22.46	-	Aug 11	IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London
3000mSt	9:31.87	-	Aug 9	IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London
3000mSt	9:22.46	-	Aug 5	IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London
3000mSt	9:31.87	-	Aug 5	IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London
3000mSt	9:20.01	-	Jul 3	Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár
3000mSt	9:13.25	-	Jul 1	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
5000m	14:40.29	-	Jun 8	Roma Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
5000m	15:09.49	-	May 13	Shanghai IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	16:18	-	Dec 31	Bolzano BOclassic, Bolzano
5000m	14:33.30	-	Sep 9	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Promotional Events
3000mSt	9:21.67	-	Sep 1	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:21.49	-	Aug 27	Paris Meeting, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:38.77	-	Aug 16	The XXXI Olympic Games
3000mSt	9:34.70	-	Aug 16	The XXXI Olympic Games
3000mSt	9:38.77	-	Aug 15	The XXXI Olympic Games
3000mSt	9:34.70	-	Aug 13	The XXXI Olympic Games
3000mSt	9:19.40	-	Jun 9	Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
5000m	14:37.51	-	Jun 2	Roma Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Promotional Events
3000mSt	9:16.87	-	May 22	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat - Promotional Events
3000m	8:38.32	-	May 6	Doha IAAF Diamond League, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	10:10.5HT	-	Apr 23	Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	10:05.11	-	Sep 15	Brazzaville All-Africa Games, Brazzaville
3000mSt	9:31.97	-	Aug 24	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:31.97	-	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:43.07	-	Jul 9	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:29.10	-	Jul 6	Sotteville-lès-Rouen Meeting International, Sotteville-lès-Rouen

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	16:31	-	Dec 31	Bolzano BOclassic, Bolzano
3000mSt	9:31.33	-	Aug 28	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:40.84	-	Aug 21	Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:36.56	-	Aug 14	Marrakesh African Championships, Le Grand Stade, Marrakech
3000mSt	9:19.71	-	Jul 5	Paris Meeting AREVA, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Promotional Events
3000mSt	10:01.3HT	-	Jun 11	Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa
3000mSt	9:39.00	-	Jun 8	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Le Grand Stade, Marrakech
3000mSt	9:25.69	-	May 31	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:36.45	-	May 18	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
3000m	9:19.81	-	Jan 2	Luanda International Meeting, Luanda

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	34:06	-	Dec 31	Luanda Corrida de Săo Silvestre, Luanda
3000mSt	9:28.96	-	Sep 6	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Promotional Events
3000mSt	9:16.97	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Etenesh Diro's 5000 m personal best?

Etenesh Diro's 5000 m personal best is 14:33.30, set on Sep 9, 2016 in Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL), #72 on the all-time list.

Which events does Etenesh Diro compete in?

Etenesh Diro competes in the 5000 m and 3000 m steeplechase.

How did Etenesh Diro perform in 2023?

2023 season best: 1:09:50, set on Oct 1, 2023 in Trento (ITA). Last competition: Trento Half Marathon, Trento on Oct 1, 2023, 1:09:50.

Etenesh Diro

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

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2020

2019

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Honours

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