Sileshi Sihine

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Sileshi Mekuria•Sihine
Used name	Sileshi•Sihine
Born	9 May 1983 in Sheno, Oromiya (ETH)
Measurements	168 cm / 58 kg
Affiliations	Prison Service
NOC	Ethiopia

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	2
Bronze	0
Total	2

Biography

Personal Best: 10000 – 26:39.69 (2004).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2004 Summer Olympics	Athletics	ETH			Sileshi Sihine
	10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
2008 Summer Olympics	Athletics	ETH			Sileshi Sihine
	10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver

Olympic family relations

Husband of Tirunesh Dibaba
Brother-in-law of Ejegayehu Dibaba
Brother-in-law of Genzebe Dibaba

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (0–3–1 2003 Saint-Denis bronze: 10000 m; 2005 Helsinki silver: 5000 m and 10000 m; 2007 Osaka silver: 10000 m)

Errata

Date of birth is uncertain. Also seen in official sources are 29 September 1983, 29 January 1983, and we previously had 29 March 1983. The date chosen, 9 May 1983, is that listed in the 2008 Beijing Official Results and the 2007 World Championship data from the IAAF (WA).