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Ethiopian athlete
Boki Diriba
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2004-02-28) 28 February 2004 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 14:06.7h (Assela, 2022)
10000m: 27:30.46 (Nerja, 2023)
Half marathon 60:10 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2024)
Medal record
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade Senior team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bathurst U20 race
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bathurst U20 Team

Boki Diriba (born 28 February 2004) is an Ethiopian cross country runner.

Career

In January 2022, Diriba finished third at the Great Ethiopian Run. He became the Ethiopian U20 5000m champion in 2022 at the age of 18 years-old. In October 2022, he finished third at the Delhi half marathon in a time of 60:34.

In January 2023, he was runner up at the Jan Meda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta. He was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Bathurst.

In 2024, he won the Ethiopian world cross country trials, and was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.

References

  1. "Boki Diriba". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. Isaboke, Alex (January 23, 2022). "Kenya Waits Longer For Maiden Ethiopian Great Run Title As Kemboi Finishes 6th". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. Kelsall, Christopher (October 16, 2022). "Ethiopia's Chala Regasa and Kenya's Irine Cheptai win". Athletics Illistrated. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. Singh, Balbir (October 16, 2022). "Regasa, Cheptai bag maiden Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon crowns". Punjab News Express. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. "Gidey and Aregawi triumph at Jan Meda Cross Country". World Athletics. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. "Kipkirui claims U20 men's crown in competitive contest". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. Henderson, Jason (March 27, 2024). "Who, what and when guide: World Cross Country Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2024.


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