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Sileshi Sihine

Sileshi Sihine

1983 – Present Ethiopia
athletics competitorlong-distance runner

Who was Sileshi Sihine?

Ethiopian long-distance runner who won Olympic silver medals in the 10,000m at both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Sileshi Sihine (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born
January 29, 1983
Oromia Region
Died
Present
Nationality
Ethiopia
Height
1.65 m · 5'5"
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Zodiac Sign
Aquarius

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SpouseTirunesh Dibaba

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