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Dire Tune was born on 19 June, 1985 in Ethiopia, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Discover Dire Tune's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?
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38 years old |
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Gemini |
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19 June 1985 |
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19 June |
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Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia
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She is a member of famous Runner with the age 38 years old group.
Dire Tune Height, Weight & Measurements
At 38 years old, Dire Tune height not available right now. We will update Dire Tune's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Dire Tune Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dire Tune worth at the age of 38 years old? Dire Tune’s income source is mostly from being a successful Runner. She is from Ethiopia. We have estimated Dire Tune's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Timeline
Dire Tune Arissi (pronounced "Deer-ay Too-nay"; Ge'ez: ዲሬ ቱኔ, born 19 June 1985) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner.
Tune competed in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships.
At the 2006 World Road Running Championships she finished fourth in the individual competition.
This was good enough to help Ethiopia win a silver medal in the team competition.
The previous national record (1:08:07) was set by Bezunesh Bekele in 2007 in Udine.
On April 21, 2008, Tune won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:25:25.
She was then selected to represent her country in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was the only Ethiopian to finish, placing 15th in a time of 2:31:16.
Dire Tune 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.
In April 2009, Tune finished second by one second in the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:32:17.
After finishing the race, she collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital.
Her agent said the problem was due in part to dehydration combined with the cool weather and the fact that she trained for a shorter race.
Tune won the 2009 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, setting the Ethiopian half marathon record of 1:07:18.
She won the 2010 Ottawa 10K race in 32:11 in late May, becoming the first woman to finish ahead of the men's winner in the mixed gender race where the men's section begins four minutes after the women.
She ran at the Bogota Half Marathon in August and finished as runner-up, some six seconds behind winner Shewarge Amare.
The Frankfurt Marathon followed in November and she improve her personal best by almost a minute, running 2:23:44 for the runner-up spot behind Caroline Kilel.
She started the 2011 season with a win at the Ethiopian 15K Championships, beating Atsede Habtamu at the line.
She ran at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon a few days later and was the runner-up, albeit some minutes behind a world record-breaking Mary Keitany.
She came close to winning the World's Best 10K race in Puerto Rico two weeks later, but was edged into second by Sentayehu Ejigu.
She topped the podium at the World 10K Bangalore, pipping Merima Mohammed at the line.
She ran the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea.
Despite running the first 13 miles in the lead pack, she was disqualified after consuming a drink from an unknown person in the crowd, which is against IAAF rules.
