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Belaynesh OLJIRA

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    26 JUN 1990     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14374540
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Ethiopia’s Belaynesh Oljira on the podium at the 2013 IAAF World Championships (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's Marathon 193 1175
Women's Overall Ranking 782 1175

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's Marathon 29 for 1 week
Women's Overall Ranking 130 for 1 week
Women's Road Running 129 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 4:33.14 Luanda (ANG) 02 JAN 2012 954
3000 Metres 8:38.55 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 20 MAY 2016 1179
Two Miles 9:23.32 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014 1158
5000 Metres 14:42.57 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2016 1197
10,000 Metres 30:26.70 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2012 1223
10 Kilometres 31:07 Marseille (FRA) 01 MAY 2010 1207
15 Kilometres 49:44 Istanbul (TUR) 17 OCT 2010 1125
10 Miles Road 52:40 Portsmouth (GBR) 26 OCT 2014 1152
Half Marathon 1:07:27 New Delhi (IND) 27 NOV 2011 1209
Marathon 2:21:53 Frankfurt (GER) 28 OCT 2018 1214

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 1:10:56 Guadalajara (MEX) 16 FEB 2020 1124

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 4:33.14 Luanda (ANG) 02 JAN 2012

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 8:38.55 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 20 MAY 2016
2014 8:57.31 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 03 JUL 2014
2010 8:40.73 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2010

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2014 9:23.32 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 15:08.05 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2017
2016 14:42.57 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2016
2015 15:05.19 Paris (FRA) 04 JUL 2015
2013 15:01.51 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2013
2010 14:58.16 Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 16 JUL 2010
2009 15:18.61 Málaga (ESP) 27 JUN 2009

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 33:32.3h Addis Abeba (ETH) 17 APR 2018
2017 30:44.57 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 10 JUN 2017
2016 30:50.25 Hengelo (NED) 29 JUN 2016
2015 30:53.69 Hengelo (NED) 17 JUN 2015
2014 32:49.39 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 13 AUG 2014
2013 30:31.44 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 27 JUN 2013
2012 30:26.70 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2012
2011 31:17.80 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 31 MAY 2011

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 34:17 Port Gentil (GAB) 30 JUN 2019
2016 31:51 San Juan (PUR) 28 FEB 2016
2015 31:57 San Juan (PUR) 01 MAR 2015
2014 32:24 San Juan (PUR) 23 FEB 2014
2012 33:33 Addis Abeba (ETH) 25 NOV 2012
2011 32:23 Luanda (ANG) 31 DEC 2011
2010 31:07 Marseille (FRA) 01 MAY 2010

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 49:44 Istanbul (TUR) 17 OCT 2010

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2014 52:40 Portsmouth (GBR) 26 OCT 2014
2013 52:49 Washington, DC (USA) 07 APR 2013

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 1:10:56 Guadalajara (MEX) 16 FEB 2020
2018 1:08:36 København (DEN) 16 SEP 2018
2017 1:08:19 Gifu (JPN) 23 APR 2017
2015 1:10:41 Boston, MA (USA) 11 OCT 2015
2014 1:10:08 New Delhi (IND) 23 NOV 2014
2013 1:11:18 Berkane (MAR) 31 MAR 2013
2012 1:08:26 Houston, TX (USA) 15 JAN 2012
2011 1:07:27 New Delhi (IND) 27 NOV 2011
2010 1:10:22 Lille (FRA) 04 SEP 2010

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 2:27:11 Saitama (JPN) 08 DEC 2019
2018 2:21:53 Frankfurt (GER) 28 OCT 2018
2014 3:06:02 Dubai (UAE) 24 JAN 2014
2013 2:25:01 Dubai (UAE) 25 JAN 2013

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 10,000 Metres 30:45.56 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 03 AUG 2012

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 10,000 Metres 30:46.98 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 11 AUG 2013

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. Senior Race 24:33 Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz (POL) 24 MAR 2013
8. Senior Race 32:53 Kololo, Kampala (UGA) 26 MAR 2017
9. Senior Race 26:29 Qingzhen, Guiyang (CHN) 28 MAR 2015
10. Senior Race 25:40 Punta Umbria (ESP) 20 MAR 2011

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 10,000 Metres 32:49.39 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 13 AUG 2014

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 32:55.37 Addis Abeba (ETH) 05 MAY 2011
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
16 FEB 2020 XXXIV Medio Maratón Internacional Guadalajara Electrolit, Guadalajara MEXMEX A F 2. 1:10:56

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