 Betlhem Desalegn at the 2016 World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 November 1991 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jama Aden | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (Amharic: ቤተልሄም ደሳለኝ በላይነህ; born 13 November 1991 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Emirati middle-distance runner.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres.
In 2017, Betlhem was banned for two years for the irregularities in her biological passport. In addition to the ban, all of her results between 6 March 2014 and 22 July 2016 were voided.[3]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07.
- ^ Betlhem Desalegn at World Athletics
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 October 2017). "Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes CAS decision to give UAE runner Desalegn two-year doping ban". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
