Atsede Bayisa
Ethiopian long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atsede Bayisa Tesema, also known as Atsede Bayisa[1] (born 16 April 1987), is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running events. She has won the Chicago Marathon, Boston Marathon and Paris Marathon twice. She has also won at the Xiamen International Marathon and the Istanbul Marathon.
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Born | (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37) Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
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Country | Ethiopia |
Sport | Women's athletics |
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Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:22:03 (2012) Half marathon: 1:07:34 (2013) |
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She represented Ethiopia at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships (taking the team silver) and at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in the marathon race. She was the half marathon silver medallist at the 2007 All-Africa Games.