Boki Diriba
Ethiopian athlete
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Boki Diriba (born 28 February 2004) is an Ethiopian cross country runner.[1]
NationalityEthiopian
Born28 February 2004
SportAthletics
Personal best(s)5000m: 14:06.7h (Assela, 2022)
10000m: 27:30.46 (Nerja, 2023)
Half marathon 60:10 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2024)
10000m: 27:30.46 (Nerja, 2023)
Half marathon 60:10 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2024)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 28 February 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| 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 | |
Career
In January 2022, Diriba finished third at the Great Ethiopian Run.[2] 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.[3][4]
In January 2023, he was runner up at the Jan Meda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta.[5] He was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Bathurst.[6]
In 2024, he won the Ethiopian world cross country trials, and was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.[7]
