Merima Denboba

Merima Denboba (born 21 August 1974 in Arsi^{[disambiguation needed ]}) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.

Denboba won the 2003 Oeiras International Cross Country, beating two time champion Leah Malot in the process.^[1] She also won the Cross Internacional de Itálica that year, and returned for a second victory in 2004.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1991	World Cross Country Championships	Antwerp, Belgium	18th	Long race
			2nd	Team competition
1992	World Cross Country Championships	Boston, United States	20th	Long race
			3rd	Team competition
	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	5th	10,000 m
1993	World Cross Country Championships	Amorebieta, Spain	19th	Long race
			6th	Team competition
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	3000 m
1994	World Cross Country Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Long race
			2nd	Team competition
1995	World Cross Country Championships	Durham, England	7th	Long race
			2nd	Team competition
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	6th	Long race
			1st	Team competition
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	5000 m
1998	World Cross Country Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	Long race
			2nd	Team competition
	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	3rd	5000 m
1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	2nd	Long race
			1st	Team competition
2000	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	8th	Long race
			1st	Team competition
	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	5000 m
2001	World Cross Country Championships	Ostend, Belgium	4th	Short race
			1st	Team competition
			8th	Long race
			2nd	Team competition
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	13th	5000 m
2002	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	6th	Long race
			1st	Team competition
2003	World Cross Country Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	6th	Short race
			2nd	Team competition
			3rd	Long race
			2nd	Team competition

Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 4:14.60 min (1994)
• 3000 metres - 8:44.21 min (1999)
• 5000 metres - 15:06.08 min (2001)
• 10,000 metres - 31:32.63 min (1999)
• Half marathon - 1:11:37 hrs (2005)
• Marathon - 2:32:54 hrs (2007)

References

1. ^ Costas, Paulo (2003-11-16). Bekele wins but is closely shadowed by Kigen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-22.

External links

• IAAF profile for Merima Denboba

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Name	Denboba, Merima
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Date of birth	1974-08-21
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