Belaynesh Gebre

BELAYNESH GEBRE
ETHIOPIA

BIRTHDATE:
1 January 1988

PERSONAL BEST:
2:26:17 (Chicago, 2011)

WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

09Oct11 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 2:26:17

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

15Apr12 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon 2nd 2:35:19
08May11 Hervis Prague Marathon 3rd 2:32:15
30Jan11 Chevron Houston Marathon 4th 2:34:47
12Dec10 Honolulu Marathon 1st 2:32:13

CAREER NOTES:

Belainesh Gebre (Zemedkin) broke through the two and half hour barrier for the first time at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2011.

She won her first marathon at Honolulu, but not without some controversy as there were some claims she given fluid refreshments by her boyfriend at places outside the official aid stations. Gebra has had solid success in her five career marathons, finishing fourth or higher in all of them.

Gebre returned to Houston in January 2012 for the Aramco Half-Marathon and in a close contest finished third in a personal best 1:08:51. She started off quickly at the Honda LA Marathon in March, but failed to finish. A month later she rebounded with a second place at the Nagano Marathon.