Isabellah Andersson
Isabellah Andersson (born Isabellah Moraa Amoro on November 12, 1980 in Kenya [1]) is a Swedish - Kenyan distance runner.[2] She resides in Vilshult in Sweden, and since May 2009 is a Swedish citizen. She competes for the club Hässelby SK.
Andersson became the new Swedish record holder in marathon January 22, 2010 when she was fifth in the Dubai Marathon on time 2:26:52.[3] On October 31, 2010 she finished fourth in Frankfurt Marathon in 2:25.10 hours, thus setting a new national record. She has won Stockholm marathon four times in a row.[4][5] She ran at the 2011 Dubai Marathon and came third, improving her record time to 2:23:41 hours.[6]
She originally came to Sweden to learn more about the sport Foot orienteering and ended up meeting her husband Lars Andersson, a Foot orienteering enthusiast and competitor.[7] They married in October 2006 and have a daughter named Beyoncé (born 2009), after the American singer.[4][8][9]
Achievements
- Etape Bornholm, 2009, victory and Swedish record of 10 km
- Stockholm Marathon, 2008 victory, 2009 victory, 2010 victory,[4] 2011 victory
- Göteborgsvarvet, 2008 2nd, 2009 2nd, 2010 2nd [10]
- Terräng-SM/Cross country championships, 2008, first both the 4 km and 8 km [11]
- Lidingöloppet, 30 km, in 2007, first [12]
- 2010 European Athletics Championships, Barcelona, marathon, 5th, 2:34:43
Personal bests
- 5000 m - 15:45.08 - SM, Malmo 2008
- 10 000 m - 33:32.7 - SM, Malmo 2009
- 10 km road - 32:24 - Etape Bornholm, 2009, Swedish record
- Half marathon - 1:10:02 - 'Venloop "in Dutch Venlo in 2010, Swedish record
- Marathon - 2:23:41 - Dubai Marathon 2011, Swedish record
References
- ^ http://www.arrs.net/CY_Mara.htm
- ^ http://www.live2run.com/MarathonGuide/news/stories/Sto_090527_1.html
- ^ http://www.letsrun.com/2010/geb0122.php
- ^ a b c http://www.dn.se/sport/siktar-pa-tredje-raka-maratonsegern-1.1116907
- ^ http://www.dn.se/sport/lagat-och-andersson-snabbast-i-stockholm-marathon-1.1117114
- ^ Butcher, Pat (2011-01-21). Barmasai and Mergia fight headwind to take Dubai Marathon wins. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
- ^ http://www.dn.se/sport/isabellah-anderssons-raketkarriar-mot-nya-hojder-1.653960
- ^ http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=283135.html
- ^ http://www.mama.nu/artiklar/2009/arets-power-mama-isabellah-andersson/
- ^ http://runinfinity.com/2010/05/goteborg-half-marathon-2010-results.html
- ^ http://www.ifkvaxjo.se/page.php?docid=229
- ^ http://www.marathon.se/news/article.cfm?NewsId=313496
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