Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia runs on her way to winning the women's 5000m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 22, 2008. [Agencies]

BEIJING -- Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba won her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics as she took the women's 5,000 meters gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Friday.

Dibaba, 23, clocked 15 minutes 41.40 seconds for her second gold medal at the Games, following her win in the 10,000m.

Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia (1659) and Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey (3045) lead the pack in the women's 5000m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 22, 2008. [Agencies]

Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse took the silver in 15:42.74 and another Ethiopian Meseret Defar, the defending champion, won the bronze in 15:44.12.