| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| Heats | 3000m Steeplechase | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 9:47.02 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 6 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 9:28.24 |
| 13 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 9:31.29 |
| African Championships | ||||
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Nairobi, KEN | 9:32.58 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Birmingham, GBR | 9:25.87 |
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Brussels, BEL | 9:20.72 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2012 | Oslo, NOR | 9:09.00 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2012 | Eugene, OR, USA | 9:15.45 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2012 | Shanghai, CHN | 9:16.83 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Lausanne, SUI | 9:20.50 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | New York, NY, USA | 9:27.37 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Rome, ITA | 9:15.04 |
| 3 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2012 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 9:29.57 |
| 3 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Eugene, OR, USA | 9:30.05 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Brussels, BEL | 9:21.20 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Doha, QAT | 9:25.08 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | London, GBR | 9:24.33 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Stockholm, SWE | 9:22.09 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Rome, ITA | 9:24.51 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Oslo, NOR | 9:23.45 |
| 5 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Shanghai, CHN | 9:31.62 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Oslo, NOR | 9:19.91 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 9:23.61 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 3 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Doha, QAT | 9:37.96 |
Club name
Ethiopian Bank, Addis Abeba, ETH
Coach
Dr Yilma Berta [national] (ETH) (capitalethiopia.com, 02 Jan 2012)
Debut
2008 for Ethiopia, African Championships (Addis Abeba) (iaaf.org, 28 Aug 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She started competing in athletics at the age of 16 at high school. (iaaf.org, 28 Aug 2010)
Ambitions
Her main goal is to run at the 2012 Olympic Games. (iaaf.org, 28 Aug 2010)
Hero
Haile Gebrselassie: "He achieved a lot and he is a man of his word." (iaaf.org, 28 Aug 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
