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Mare Dibaba Hurrsa (born 20 October 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She is the reigning world champion in the marathon, having won the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing. According to the news appeared on US News and World Sport, she is not related to her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba.〔(US News and World Sport. 30 August 2015. With sprint at end, Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia wins women's marathon title at world championships )〕 ==Biography== Her first high profile outing came at the Ethiopian 20 km championships in 2007 and she took sixth place, running for Oromia Police.〔Negash, Elshadai (2007-08-20). (Gezhagne and B. Bekele take Ethiopian 20km titles ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 She made her international debut at the 2008 Udine Half Marathon and the eighteen-year-old ran a personal best of 1:10:32 hours for second place behind Anikó Kálovics.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2008-09-29). (Barus runs sub-60 in Udine ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 Her next run came in November at the New Delhi Half Marathon, where she finished in eighth place but slightly improved her time to 1:10:28.〔(Three go sub-60, as Ethiopia sweep titles in Delhi Half Marathon ). IAAF (2008-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 Mare briefly transferred to compete for Azerbaijan in 2009, running under the name ''Mare Ibrahimova'', but after she was revealed to be overage for the European Athletics Junior Championships she returned to compete for her country of birth.〔(Passport puts Ibrahimova over-age at Euro Juniors ). ''Athletics Weekly'' (2009-07-23). Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕〔Monti, Dave (2010-02-19). (Sensational 67:07 Debut by Elvan Abeylegesse at RAK Half Marathon in United Arab Emirates ). ''Run Washington''. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕〔(Dibaba Mare ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 Among her competitions representing Azerbaijan was a sixth-place finish at the 2009 Delhi Half Marathon, at which she much improved her time for the distance by crossing the line in 1:08:45 (an Azerbaijani record).〔(Keitany sub-1:07 again, Merga defends in Delhi Half Marathon ). IAAF (2009-11-01). Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 Having reverted to her Ethiopian citizenship, she further established herself at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, coming in second place behind Elvan Abeylegesse.〔Fairlie, Greg (2010-02-19). (Stunning 1:07:07 Half Marathon debut by Abeylegesse Ras Al Khaimah ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 She had led the race at the 20 km mark and her time of 1:03:47 for that point was the fastest recorded by any woman in 2010,〔(20 Kilometres 2010 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 while her half marathon time of 1:07:13 was the second fastest of the year.〔(Half Marathon 2010 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 She made her marathon debut in March with a quick 2:25:38 time for third at the Rome Marathon.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2010-03-21). (Ethiopian double as Rome celebrates Bikila – Rome Marathon report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 She won the Rabat Half Marathon in April and made her first appearances in the United States in August, winning the Crim 10-Miler and News and Sentinel Half Marathon.〔(Mare Dibaba ). Elite Sports Management. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 She was one of the leading names at the Frankfurt Marathon but, in spite of a personal best of 2:25:27, she managed only fifth place in the quick-paced race.〔Edwards, Andy (2010-10-31). (Fast Kenyan double in Frankfurt; 2:04:57 and 2:23:25 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 Mare managed third place at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February 2011.〔Hutchings, Tim (2011-02-18). (Keitany smashes Half Marathon World record in Ras Al Khaimah - UPDATED ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.〕 Although she was the pre-race favourite at the Los Angeles Marathon in March, she was defeated by both Bezunesh Deba and Amy Hastings and came third with a comparatively slow time of 2:30:25 hours.〔Reavis, Tony (2011-03-21). (Geneti debuts with 2:06 in LA ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-23.〕 A month later she won the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon by a margin of one minute.〔Jalava, Mirko (2011-04-25). (Merga and Dibaba sweep for Ethiopia in Yangzhou ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.〕 She was the runner-up at the Bogota Half Marathon in August.〔(Mutai and Chepkirui the winners in Bogota ). IAAF/Organisers (2011-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-09-21.〕 Although she was not selected for the world championships team that year, she was chosen to represent her country at the 2011 All-Africa Games, where she won the half marathon gold medal in a Games record time of 1:10:47 hours. She improved her marathon best to 2:23:25 hours at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in October, finishing as runner-up behind Koren Yal.〔Gains, Paul (2011-10-16). (Mungara claims fourth Toronto Marathon title ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.〕 A sixth-place finish followed at the Delhi Half Marathon.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2011-11-27). (In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.〕 At the 2012 Dubai Marathon she ran a personal best time of 2:19:52 hours for third place, making her the second fastest Ethiopian woman after the winner Aselefech Mergia.〔Butcher, Pat (2012-01-27). (Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-04.〕 As a result she was selected for the marathon team at the 2012 London Olympics, but she was somewhat slower in the Olympic marathon, running a time of 2:28:48 hours and finishing 23rd. Her last performance of the year was a runner-up finish at the Philadelphia Half Marathon.〔(Biwott and Cherop dominate at Philadelphia Half Marathon ). IAAF (2012-09-16). Retrieved on 2013-01-22.〕 In 2014, she won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:25:37 hours. The win was announced 30 January 2015, as Rita Jeptoo was suspended retroactively for an EPO positive drug test to 25 September 2014, which would have made her ineligible for the Chicago Marathon that she finished first. In 2015 she won the marathon at the World Championships in Beijing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mare Dibaba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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