Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long-distance track, road, and marathon athlete who made history by becoming the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She was born on March 21, 1972 and has since gone on to become a celebrated athlete and role model for young African women.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
About
Long-distance track, road, and marathon athlete who became the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Before Fame
She won the gold medal for the 10,000 meters at the 1990 World Junior Championship in Athletics, which she followed up with her victory over South African Elana Meyer at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Trivia
She came in first at the 2009 New York City Marathon at the age of 37, beating several luminaries, including Salina Kosgei, Lyudmila Petrova, and arch-rival Paula Radcliffe.
Family Life
She was born into the prominent and powerful Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Associated With
She and fellow Ethiopian Olympian Kenenisa Bekele both grew up in the village of Bekoji.