Dire Tune
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| Dire Tune | |
| Event | marathon |
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| Height | 5'2" (158 cm) |
| Weight | 93 lbs (42 kg) |
| Nationality | Ethiopia |
| Born | June 19, 1985 |
Dire Tune Arissi (1985-) is an Ethiopian marathon runner, who won the 2008 Boston Marathon.
She competed in marathon at the 2005 World Championships with a 2:39:13, finishing in 37th place. At the 2006 World Road Running Championships 20K she finished fourth in the individual competition with a 1:05:16. This was good enough to help Ethiopia win a silver medal in the team competition.
On April 21, 2008, Tune won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:25:25. She ran for Eithopia in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was the only Ethiopian to finish, placing 15th in 2:31:16. In 2009, she finished second at Boston with a 2:32:17.
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She holds the One Hour running world record of 18.517 kilometres set June 12, 2008 in Ostrava. The previous record (18,340 m) was set by Tegla Loroupe ten years earlier.[1]
She won the 2009 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon setting the Ethiopian half marathon record of 1:07:18. The previous national record (1:08:07) was set by Bezunesh Bekele in 2007 in Udine.[2] |
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 9:02.08 min (2003)
- 5000 metres - 15:47.83 min (2003)
- Half marathon - 1:11:11 hrs (2007)
- Marathon - 2:24:40 hrs (2008)
- Hour run - 18.517 km (2008) WR
External links
- IAAF profile for Dire Tune
- sports-reference.com profile
References
- ↑ IAAF, June 12, 2008: Robles 12.87 World Record in Ostrava! - IAAF World Athletics Tou
- ↑ IAAF, February 20, 2009: Makau produces second fastest time ever, Tune clocks national record at RAK Half Marathon - updated