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Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia celebrates after the women's 5,000m final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008. Tirunesh Dibab won the gold.[Xinhua/Guo Dayue]
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Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba won her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics as she took the women's 5,000 meters gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday.
Dibaba, 23, clocked 15 minutes 41.40 seconds for her second gold medal at the Games, following her win in the 10,000m.
Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse, who finished second in the 10,000m after Dibaba, took the silver again in 15:42.74 and another Ethiopian Meseret Defar, the defending champion, won the bronze in 15:44.12.
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Tirunesh Dibaba (Front) of Ethiopia competes during the women's 5,000m final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008. Tirunesh Dibaba won the title. [Xinhua/Guo Dayue]
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Dibaba, who won the bronze medal in the event at Athens Games, created the race's world record in 14:11.15 on June 6 in Oslo, Norway.
Without her elder sister Ejegayehu Dibaba's running in the event, Tirunesh qualified for Friday's final in 15:09.89.
Ethiopian-born former world record holder Abeylegesse failed to get enough support from Ethiopian federation and became a Turkish citizen in 1999.