Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Derartu Tulu Biography and Timeline

Follow Derartu Tulu through 1 dated historical records for Ethiopia.

Derartu Tulu, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1992–1992Years on this page

1992

Women's 10000 Metres Olympic Gold

Distance Runner · Barcelona · Sport / Athletics

Wins the Olympic women's 10000 metres and becomes Ethiopia's first female Olympic champion.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.