Nadezhda Wijenberg

Nadezhda Wijenberg

Nadezhda Wijenberg (born Nadezhda Alexeevna Ilyina on April 2, 1964, in Kanash) is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands.

Nadezhda "Nadja" Wijenberg lives in Schinnen, Limburg, and ran her personal best (2:28:45) in the Eindhoven Marathon, on October 10, 1999. That performance gave her a ticket for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she finished in 22nd place. She is a one-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1993 and the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 1997.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Russia
1992	World Half Marathon Championships	Newcastle, United Kingdom	9th	Half marathon	1:10:58
1993	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	1:09.47
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	Marathon	DNF
1996	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:34:35
1998	Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon	San Diego, United States	1st	Marathon	2:34:17
Representing the Netherlands
1999	Eindhoven Marathon	Eindhoven, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:28:45
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	22nd	Marathon	2:32:29
2001	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	4th	Marathon	2:30:25
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	Marathon	2:36:06
2003	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	1st	Marathon	2:43:18
2004	Enschede Marathon	Enschede, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:31:23
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	38th	Marathon	2:39:36

References

• Nadezhda Wijenberg at World Athletics