Merima Mohammed

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Merima Mohammed
Ethiopian
Born (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 31)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportLong-distance running

Merima Mohammed Hasen (born 10 June 1992) is an Ethiopian professional

IAAF World Cross Country Championships
in 2011.

Career

Junior career

Her talent for

Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes in a time of 2:33:56 hours.[4]

Merima was chosen for the junior race at the

Ottawa Marathon.[7] She spent four months resting and preparing for another outing in Canada. At the Toronto Waterfront Marathon she finished in third place in a time of 2:23:06 hours – this was faster than the previous Canadian all-comers mark and made her the second fastest teenager ever over the distance, behind China's Zhang Yingying.[8][9] Representing the Federal Prisons team, she participated in the Ethiopian 30K Championships in November and outran Mamitu Daska to claim the national title.[10] At the Delhi Half Marathon that month she led throughout to the race, but was beaten at the line by Aselefech Mergia in a tactical sprint finish. Nevertheless, she left the competition with a significant personal best of 1:08:36 hours for the distance.[11]

Senior career

The 2011

Koren Jelila Yal. The winning time was the fastest ever in India, but it was Yal who won the race while Merima finished a single second behind with a final time of 2:26:57 hours.[12] She decided to compete in the senior section of the Ethiopian cross country championships and her sixth-place finish gained her a place on the team for the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships,[13] where she came fifteenth. She was invited to run at the 2011 Boston Marathon but travel problems prevented her appearance. Still 18 years old, she took her third victory and her fourth marathon under the two-and-a-half-hour mark at the Düsseldorf Marathon in May. She quickly built up a lead that she did not relinquish, although hot temperatures slowed her in the latter half of the race: "I am used to cooler conditions because I train at an altitude of around 2000 metres".[14] She was back in action a month later at the World 10K Bangalore, but she was pushed into the runner-up spot in the final metres by an Ethiopian rival yet again in India, this time by Dire Tune.[15] At the 2011 Frankfurt Marathon she began the race with quick pace, but despite holding the lead for much of the early stages she slowed down and finished in fourth place overall.[16]

In her first race of 2012, she was third at the Xiamen Marathon.[17] She was among the favourites for the Rotterdam Marathon that April, but finished in third place almost seven minutes behind the winner, Tiki Gelana.[18] She ran at the 2012 Chicago Marathon but despite being among the leading pack at the halfway mark, she dropped out in the latter stages. At the 2012 African Championships in Athletics she ran a 10,000 metres best of 33:09.25 minutes for fourth, and took the same placing at the Shanghai Marathon.

She had the second-fastest outing of her career at the 2013 Houston Marathon, taking the women's title in a time of 2:23:37 hours.[19] She was faster still (2:23:14) at the Paris Marathon, where she was runner-up to Feyse Tadese.[20]

References

  1. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Martin, David (2009-07-11). Double gold medal celebration for Sweden and Great Britain in Bressanone – Day Four – Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  3. ^ Merima Mohammed Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. ESMI. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  4. ^ Merima Mohammed. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  5. IAAF
    (2010-03-28). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  6. ^ 2010 Junior Women's 10,000 Metres. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  7. ^ Men's course record falls in Ottawa. IAAF/Ottawa Marathon (2011-05-31). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  8. Running Times
    . Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  9. ^ Gains, Paul (2010-09-26). Mungara and Cherop take Toronto Marathon titles as Canadian All-Comers records tumble. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  10. ^ Negash, Elshadai (2010-11-01). Mohammed and Bekele take Ethiopian 30km titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  11. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-11-21). Mergia recaptures women's crown, Mutai foils Ethiopian sweep at Delhi Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  12. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2011-01-16). Assefa and Yal take down course records in Mumbai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  13. ^ Negash, Elshadai (2011-02-21). Melkamu, Mesfin dominate Ethiopian trials for Punta Umbria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  14. ^ Wenig, Jorg (2011-05-09). Kimaiyo and Mohammed beat the heat at Dusseldorf Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  15. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2011-06-05). Limo and Tune prevail in Bangalore 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
  16. ^ Butcher, Pat (2012-10-30). Kipsang tantalises with 2:03:42 World record assault in Frankfurt. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
  17. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-01-07). Kamais and Kasim cruise to Xiamen wins. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  18. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2012-04-15). Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
  19. ^ Youth trumps weather in Houston as Ethiopians take clean sweep of titles. IAAF (2013-01-13). Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
  20. ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2013-04-07). Tadese breaks course record in Paris as Some smashes PB. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-07.

External links

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