Belaynesh Oljira Home: Wellega, Ethiopia Bib: #F16 Pronunciation: Bee-lay-nish Oww-jeer-a Birthdate: 26 June 1990 Personal Best: 2:25:01 (Dubai, 2013)

Marathon Highlights:

25Jan13

Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

5th

2:25:01

Additional Career Highlights:

11Aug13	Moscow IAAF World Championships 10,000m	3rd	30:46.98
24Mar13	Bydgoszcz IAAF World Cross Country Championships	3rd	24:33
03Aug12	London Olympic Games 10,000m	5th	30:45.56
05May11	Addis Ababa Ethiopian Championships 10,000m	1st	32:55.37
20Mar11	Punta Umbria IAAF World Cross Country Championships	10th	25:40

Career Notes:

Belaynesh Oljira made her marathon debut last year in Dubai running a solid 2:25:01. She hopes to improve that time in her Boston Marathon debut. “Boston is the biggest race in the world, and I want to be a Boston Marathon champion,” says Oljira. In the half marathon distance, Oljira won the 2013 Berkane Half Marathon and the 2012 Houston Half Marathon. Her personal best half marathon time is 1:07:27, earned in New Delhi in 2011.

Excelling in the 10,000m, Oljira won the bronze medal at the 2013 Moscow IAAF World Championships, placed fifth at the 2012 London Olympic Games, and won the 2011 Ethiopian National Championships. In World Cross Country Championship competitions, she won the bronze medal in 2013 and finished 10th in 2011.

Personal Notes:

Oljira trains in Adis Ababa with her coach Haji Adillo. She recently got married and her husband is an expert in judo.