Tiki Gelana

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Tiki Gelana
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Half marathon: 1:08:48 (2012)
  • Marathon: 2:18:58 (2012)
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Marathon

Erba Tiki Gelana (

2012 London Olympics with a time of 2:23:07, a new Olympic record
.

Biography

A cousin of 2000 Olympic marathon champion

Ostrava Golden Spike.[8]

In late 2008, she took sixth place at the

Virginia Beach Half Marathon in her American debut.[11] Her marathon debut followed in October at the Dublin Marathon and in a close finish she took third place on the podium.[12] In 2010, she came fourth at both the Los Angeles Marathon and the Dublin Marathon, although she improved her best to 2:29:53 hours.[13]

The 2011 Amsterdam Marathon marked a breakthrough for Tiki as she won the race in a time of 2:22:08 hours – almost eight minutes faster than her previous best and an improvement upon Gete Wami's nine-year-old course record.[14] At the end of that year she returned to Ethiopia, where she came runner-up at the Great Ethiopian Run and third at the Ethiopian Clubs Cross Country Championships.[15][16] She improved her personal best at the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in February 2012, going unchallenged to win the race in 1:08:48 hours.[17]

She broke the

AIMS World Athlete of the Year Award for her performances that year.[23]

In her first outing of 2013 she held off

Kim Smith to defend her Marugame Half Marathon title.[24]

Competing in the 2013 London Marathon, Gelana was knocked to the ground in a collision with wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy at the 15 km feeding station. Although able to resume, she dropped off the lead pace in the second half of the race and finished in 16th place in a time of 2:36:55 hours. The incident prompted London Marathon organisers to alter starting arrangements for the 2014 edition to allow wheelchair athletes to start ahead of the women's race.[25]

Gelana was selected for the Ethiopian team to contest the marathon at the 2013 world championships in Moscow, but dropped out of the race held in hot and humid conditions after just 5 km. Her early withdrawal, together with that of teammate Meseret Hailu, prompted the Ethiopian Athletics Federation to ask the pair to submit written explanations for their actions.[26]

Returning to the London Marathon in 2014, Gelana finished in ninth place in a time of 2:26:58 hours, over six minutes behind winner Edna Kiplagat.[27]

Personal bests

  • 10,000 metres – 31:27.80 min (2008)
  • 10 km road – 31:54 min (2007)
  • 15 km road - 48:09 min (2012)
  • Half marathon – 1:08:48 hours (2012)
  • Marathon – 2:18:58 hours (2012)

Road race wins

References

  1. IAAF
    . Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. ^ Tiki Gelana. Tilastopaja. Retrieved 22 April 2012. [dead link]
  3. ^ "10 Kilometres 2006". IAAF. 16 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. ^ "10 Kilometres 2007". IAAF. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. ^ Nakamura, Ken (24 December 2007). "Kimwei sets course record to win Sanyo road race". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ^ Negash, Elshadai (25 March 2008). "Gelana takes women first 5km in Addis Ababa". IAAF. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  7. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (18 May 2008). "Tadese the men's 10km victor, while Abeylegesse and Momanyi share women's spoils in Bangalore". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Gelana Tiki". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. IAAF
    . 9 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Half Marathon 2009". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Chebor and Gelan take Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon titles". IAAF. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  12. ^ Foley, Cliona (17 October 2009). "Kealy overcomes controversy and rival Curley to secure Irish title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Marathon 2010". IAAF. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  14. IAAF. Archived from the original
    on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  15. ^ Negash, Elshadai (27 November 2011). "Geremew, Afework take surprise Great Ethiopian Run 10km victories". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  16. ^ Negash, Elshadai (13 December 2011). "Tadesse and Assefa take Ethiopian Clubs XC titles". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  17. ^ Nakamura, Ken (5 February 2012). "Convincing wins for Kisorio and Gelana in Marugame". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44" (in Italian). FIDAL. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  19. IAAF
    . Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  20. ^ Butcher, Pat (15 August 2012). "Gelana keeps it in the family". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  21. ^ Wenig, Jorg (16 September 2012). "Dibaba and Kipsang take Great North Run victories - REPORT". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  22. ^ van Hemert, Wim (18 November 2012). "Dibaba and Kipkemboi prevail in Nijmegen 15K". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  23. ^ "Ethiopia's Gelana named 2012 AIMS female World Athlete of the Year". IAAF. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  24. ^ Nakamura, Ken (3 February 2013). "Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title". IAAF. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  25. ^ Brown, Matthew (21 April 2013). "Kebede and Jeptoo shine in the London sun". IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  26. ^ Watta, Evelyn (13 August 2013). Ethiopian marathoners face action for dropping out of Moscow race. Sportsnewsarena.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  27. ^ Brown, Matthew (13 April 2014). "Kipsang and Kiplagat reign supreme in London". IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

External links


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