Deriba (

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: ደርባ), or Diriba, is a unisex name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *

Deriba Alemu Deriba Alemu (born 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. International competitions Personal bests *3000 metres – 8:42.10 (2005) *5000 metres – 15:00.56 (2005) *10,000 metres – 31:04.49 (2004) *Half marathon A half marathon is a r ...

(born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner *

Deriba Merga Deriba Merga Ejigu ( am, ደርባ መርጋ አጅጉ; born 26 October 1980) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner. He mainly competes in the marathon. He finished fourth in that event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and went on to win ...

(born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner and 2009 Boston Marathon winner *

Buze Diriba Buze Diriba Kejela (born 9 February 1994) is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner who competes in track, road and cross country running disciplines.2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

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