Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (Amharic: ቤተልሄም ደሳለኝ በላይነህ; born 13 November 1991 in

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) is an

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n-born Emirati middle-distance runner. 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

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. In addition to the ban, all of her results between 6 March 2014 and 22 July 2016 were voided.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor * 400 metres – 58.07 (Manama 2013) *

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

– 2:06.81 (Sollentuna 2013) NR *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

– 4:05.13 (Doha 2013) * 3000 metres – 8:53.75 (Stockholm 2015) * 5000 metres – 15:12.84 (Pune 2013) * 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:53.19 (Stockholm 2014) Indoor *

– 4:05.61 (Stockholm 2015) * 3000 metres – 8:44.59 (Doha 2016)

References

Living people 1991 births Emirati female middle-distance runners Emirati steeplechase runners Ethiopian female steeplechase runners Ethiopian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the United Arab Emirates Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United Arab Emirates Doping cases in athletics Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics {{UnitedArabEmirates-athletics-bio-stub