Merima Denboba, Eth
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| Full Name: | Merima
Denboba |
| Sex: | Female |
| Born: | 21 August 1974, Arsi, Ethiopia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Lives: | Addis Ababa |
| Event: | Cross-country, Road, 5000m, 10000 m, |
| Coach: | |
| Manager: | Gianni Demadonna |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
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Personal Bests:
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3000m
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8:44.21
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1999
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Doha |
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5000m
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15:06.08
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2001
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Edmonton
|
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10,000m
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31:32.63
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1999
|
Lille
|
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Half Mara
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71:43
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1994
|
Valencia |
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Merima Denboba is a cross country specialist. She has made 12 appearances in the World Cross-country since 1991 (including a double in 2001), more than all but three women in the history of the Championships. She has finished in the top 10 in nine of those appearances and has collected a total of 12 medals (one individual silver in 1999, the rest team medals), which ranks her second in this category, behind only her countrywoman Gete Wami.
1991
First appearance in the World Cross-country.
1998
Bronze medal at 5000m at the African Championships.
1999
Individual silver at the World Cross-country.
2000
Bronze medal at 5000m at the African Championships.
2003
Her preparations for the 2003 World Cross-country included two 1sts and two 2nds on the European cross-country circuit (notching two victories over defending 4km World Champion Edith Masai) and a successful double at the Ethiopian trials, which resulted in her being named to both the 4km and 8km teams. All of which suggests that Denboba may be ready to collect her second individual medal in Lausanne.
| World Cross-country Career: | 1991 -
18th, team
silver 1992 - 20th, team bronze 1993 - 19th 1994 - 4th, team silver 1995 - 7th, team silver 1997 - 6th, team gold 1998 - 4th (8km), team silver 1999 - Silver (8km), team gold 2000 - 8th (8km), team silver 2001 - 8th (8km), team silver
- 4th (4km), team
gold |
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