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Tirunesh Dibaba: three-time Olympic champion
TIRUNESH DIBABA did the distance double in 2008, claiming 5000m and 10,000m gold medals in 15:41.40 and a 29:54.66 Olympic record respectively before defending her title in the 25-lap event with 30:20.75 in 2012. Four years later and following the birth of her first child, she concentrates on the longer event, although the double could be done here by one of her fellow Ethiopians.