Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | March 21, 1972 |
| Birth Place | Ethiopia |
| Age | 51 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
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.
Some Derartu Tulu images
