Sonia Calizaya
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sonia Calizaya Huanca |
Nationality | Bolivia |
Born | La Paz, Bolivia | 20 February 1976
Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Half-marathon: 1:17:34 (2004) Marathon: 2:45:05 (2007) |
Sonia Calizaya Huanca (born February 20, 1976, in La Paz) is a Bolivian marathon runner.[1] She set both a national record and a personal best time of 2:45:05 at the 2007 Buenos Aires Marathon.
Calizaya represented Bolivia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's marathon. She successfully finished the race in fifty-ninth place by nearly a second behind Greece's Eleni Donta, with a time of 2:45:53.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sonia Calizaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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