{{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= 2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 2000 m steeplechase (Martin Rulsch) 46 (cropped).jpg | caption= Etenesh in 2019 | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1991|5|10|df=y}} | birth_place= | height={{height|m=1.68}} | weight={{cvt|49|kg}} | country= {{ETH}} | sport =Track and field | event=3000m steeplechase | medaltemplates = }} '''Etenesh Diro Neda''' (born 10 May 1991) is an Ethiopian athlete.<ref>{{cite web|title=Etenesh Diro|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/diro-etenesh-1090940/|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=29 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502200512/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/diro-etenesh-1090940/|archivedate=2 May 2013}}</ref> She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/etenesh-diro |title=DIRO Etenesh |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031104/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/etenesh-diro |archivedate=6 August 2016}}</ref> In 2012, she qualified for the final by placing second in her heat with a time of 9:25.31, then placed sixth in the final with a time of 9:19.89, a personal best.<ref>{{cite web|title=Etenesh Diro - Events and results|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/diro-etenesh-1090940/events/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804141940/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/diro-etenesh-1090940/events|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> At the 2016 Olympics, she was implicated in a collision and lost one shoe. Unable to put it back without losing too much time, she finished the qualifier in 7th place with only one shoe. Because of that, she was affectionately named the Cinderella of Rio2016.

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{ETH}} |- |2012 |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |6th |3000 m st. |9:19.89 |- |2013 |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |5th |3000 m st. |9:16.97 |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |17th (h) |3000 m st. |9:31.97 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |African Championships |Durban, South Africa | – |3000 m s'chase |DNF |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |15th |3000 m s'chase |9:38.77 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |7th |3000 m s'chase |9:22.46 |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Diro, Etenish}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Ethiopian women long-distance runners Category:Ethiopian women steeplechase runners Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes from Oromia Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Category:Diamond League winners Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportswomen {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub}}