Derartu Tulu
Derartu Tulu
Derartu Tulu NL COL is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who competed in track, cross country running, and road running up to the marathon distance.
"Our results have gone down very much. Our neighbour and main rival Kenya has taken over on every international competition. We have to take lessons from those competitions, we have to look deep into Ethiopian athletics and identify what went wrong and bring our glorious days back."
"It was a beautiful childhood. When I went to school, when I looked after our cattle, I literally used to ride a horse wherever I went."
"I followed her until 400m was left - and I suddenly sped up and took the lead,"
"After I won gold in Barcelona, many women runners started thinking that it is possible to win big competitions,"
"We became friends and shes the woman I admire most."
"It was a hobby my dad I shared - he also loved riding,"
