Derartu Tulu Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 11, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Derartu Tulu Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Derartu Tulu Facts

Full Name	Derartu Tulu
Birthdate	March 21, 1972
Birth Place	Ethiopia
Age (in 2025)	52 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Runner

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Derartu Tulu Age & Birthday

Derartu Tulu is best known as Runner who has born on March 21, 1972 in Ethiopia. Currently, Derartu Tulu is 52 years, 9 months and 21 days old. Derartu Tulu will celebrate 53rd birthday on Friday, 21st of March 2025. Below the countdown to Derartu Tulu upcoming birthday.

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Derartu Tulu Biography

About

Long-distance track, road, and marathon athlete who became the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

Before Fame

She won the gold medal for the 10,000 meters at the 1990 World Junior Championship in Athletics, which she followed up with her victory over South African Elana Meyer at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Trivia

She came in first at the 2009 New York City Marathon at the age of 37, beating several luminaries, including Salina Kosgei, Lyudmila Petrova, and arch-rival Paula Radcliffe.

Family Life

She was born into the prominent and powerful Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia.

Associated With

She and fellow Ethiopian Olympian Kenenisa Bekele both grew up in the village of Bekoji.

Top Asked Questions about Derartu Tulu

How old is Derartu Tulu in 2025?

Derartu Tulu is 52 years old today.

When was Derartu Tulu born?

Derartu Tulu was born on March 21, 1972 in Ethiopia.

What is Derartu Tulu zodiac sign?

Derartu Tulu zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Derartu Tulu best known for?

Derartu Tulu was best known as Runner.

Fun Facts about Derartu Tulu's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Derartu Tulu's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Derartu Tulu was born on Tuesday, 81^st day / 12^th week of 1972
Derartu Tulu has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Derartu Tulu birthday is XXI.III.MCMLXXII
Derartu Tulu's birthstone is Aquamarine
Derartu Tulu's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Derartu Tulu age in year is 52 years old
Derartu Tulu age in month is 633 months old
Derartu Tulu age in day is 19289 days old
Derartu Tulu age in hour is 462936 hours old
Derartu Tulu age in minute is 27776160 minutes old
Derartu Tulu age in second is 1666569600 seconds old
Next Derartu Tulu birthday is on Saturday, March 21st 2026
Derartu Tulu age in next birthday (2026) is 53 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 21, 1972 birthday

Historical Events on Derartu Tulu Birthday (March 21)

Below are historical events that coincided with Derartu Tulu's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1965	Martin Luther King Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
1968	Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
1970	The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
1970	San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event.
1980	Cold War: U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet-Afghan War.
1983	The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.
1986	Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships
1989	Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a slum near São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, killing 25 people.
1990	Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
1994	The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.
1999	Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
2000	Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.
2006	The social media site Twitter is founded.
2019	The 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others.
2022	China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people.
1990	The birth of Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer
1990	The birth of Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete
1990	The birth of Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player
1991	The birth of Luke Chapman, English footballer
1991	The birth of Antoine Griezmann, French footballer
1992	The birth of Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer
1992	The birth of Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
1992	The birth of Kristýna Plíšková, Czech tennis player
1993	The birth of Jake Bidwell, English footballer
1993	The birth of Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer
1994	The birth of Margaret Lu, American fencer
1996	The birth of Aurora Mikalsen, Norwegian footballer
1997	The birth of Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress
2000	The birth of Jace Norman, American actor
2003	The birth of Natalie Garcia, Canadian rhythmic gymnast
2014	The death of James Rebhorn, American actor (b. 1948)
2014	The death of Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)
2015	The death of Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)
2015	The death of James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)
2015	The death of Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)
2017	The death of Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (b. 1929)
2017	The death of Colin Dexter, English author (b. 1930)
2017	The death of Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1950)
2017	The death of Mike Hall, British cyclist (b. 1981)
2019	The death of Victor Hochhauser CBE, British music promoter (b. 1923)
2019	The death of Gonzalo Portocarrero, Peruvian sociologist (b. 1949)
2021	The death of Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian secularist, feminist (b. 1931)

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