Betlhem Desalegn
Betlhem Desalegn at the 2016 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m
Coached byJama Aden
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Pan Arab Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Doha 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Doha 1500 m

Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (Amharic: ቤተልሄም ደሳለኝ በላይነህ; born 13 November 1991 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Emirati middle-distance runner.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres.

In 2017, Betlhem was banned for two years for the irregularities in her biological passport. In addition to the ban, all of her results between 6 March 2014 and 22 July 2016 were voided.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United Arab Emirates
2010 West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria 4th 800 m 2:10.42
3rd 1500 m 4:29.24
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 13th (h) 800 m 2:10.80
8th 1500 m 4:19.99
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 5th 1500 m 4:24.38
5th 5000 m 16:04.98
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 3rd 1500 m 4:21.50
2nd 5000 m 16:12.71
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 1500 m 4:16.97
2nd 3000 m 8:53.56
World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (h) 3000 m 9:12.63
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 33rd (h) 1500 m 4:14.07
West Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 800 m 2:14.30
1st 1500 m 4:32.92
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 4:19.04
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 1500 m 4:55.23
1st 5000 m 15:48.59
Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 1500 m 4:13.67
1st 5000 m 15:12.84
World Championships Moscow, Russia 32nd (h) 1500 m 4:12.97
18th (h) 5000 m 16:13.27
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 3rd 1500 m 4:20.09
2nd 5000 m 16:16.84
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 1500 m 4:19.83
2nd 3000 m 8:46.54
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland DQ 3000 m DQ
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea DQ 1500 m DQ
DQ 5000 m DQ
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain DQ 800 m DQ
DQ 1500 m DQ
Asian Championships Wuhan, China DQ 1500 m DQ
DQ 5000 m DQ
World Championships Beijing, China DQ 1500 m DQ
DQ 5000 m DQ
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar DQ 1500 m DQ
DQ 3000 m DQ
World Indoor Championships Portland, United States DQ 3000 m DQ

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07.
  2. ↑ Betlhem Desalegn at World Athletics
  3. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (23 October 2017). "Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes CAS decision to give UAE runner Desalegn two-year doping ban". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 October 2017.


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