Career
She took part in a 7 km race at the Memorial Peppe Greco in September 2010 and took second place behind Sylvia Kibet. Ejegayehu Dibaba is 1.60 m tall and weighs 46 kg.
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Ejegayehu Dibaba
Edit Profilelong-distance runner athletics competitor
Achievements
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Ejegayehu made her debut over the marathon distance at the 2011 Chicago Marathon and, even though she was well-beaten by Liliya Shobukhova (who became the second fastest woman ever), she eventually was ruled the winner after Shobukhova was retroactively disqualified for doping. Her win was the third fastest marathon debut with her time of 2:22:09 hours.
Membership
She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region.
