Lucia Kimani

Lucia Kimani Mwahiki-Marčetić (born 21 June 1981) is a Kenyan-born Bosnian long-distance runner who holds four Bosnian records over different distances.^[4]

Lucia Kimani

Kimani at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Bosnian
Born	(1981-06-21) 21 June 1981 (age 44) Kajiado, Kenya
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport	Track
Event(s)	5000 meters, half marathon, marathon
Club	AK Borac[2]
Coached by	Siniša Marčetić
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 34:03.23 (2008) HM – 1:12:55 (2007) Marathon – 2:34:57 (2011)[3]
Updated on 21 July 2012

In 2004, she married her Bosnian husband Siniša Marčetić. They met earlier that year in Salzburg, Austria, where they ran a half-marathon race. On 19 August 2005, they moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and currently live in Banja Luka.^[5] Her husband is from Prijedor.^[6] In 2006 Lucia received Bosnian citizenship.^[2]

Lucia was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She withdrew from the 2012 marathon race due to a back injury, but competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics.^[2] On 23 December 2008, she was voted the best Bosnian female athlete of 2008.^[7] She won the Skopje Marathon in 2010 and the Cracovia Marathon in 2012.^[8] In 2013, together with her husband she opened a running school in Prijedor.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	42nd	Marathon	2:35:47
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	DNF	Marathon	DNF
2016[9]	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	116th	Marathon	2:58:22