Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who is Derartu Tulu? Anyone? She's a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia who won gold medals at the 1992 and 2000 Olympics ...

In 1992 Ethiopian Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win Olympic gold, pulling off a spectacular victory to triumph in the 10,000m final at the Barcelona Games. This is her story.

Ethiopa’s Derartu Tulu leads South African Elana Meyer during her gold-medal run in the 10,000 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. (Rusty Kennedy/AP) Perspective by Hannah Borenstein “It just may ...

It was, of course, a symbolic moment for South Africa, but the historic battle between Elana Meyer and Derartu Tulu at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was equally important for the African continent and ...

Ethiopian Athletes Gete Wami and Derartu Tulu have confirmed their participation in the Great North Run scheduled to take place on January 4 next year, in the north English city of Newcastle. And ...