Isabellah Andersson (born Isabellah Moraa Amoro on 12 November 1980 in

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) is a

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n distance runner. She resides in

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in Sweden, and since May 2009 is a Swedish citizen. She competes for the club

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Career

Andersson became the new Swedish marathon record holder on 22 January 2010 when she placed fifth in the

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with a time of 2:26:52. On 31 October 2010, she finished fourth in the

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with a time of 2:25:10 hours, thus setting a new national record. She has won the

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four times in a row. She ran at the 2011 Dubai Marathon and came in third, improving her record time to 2:23:41 hours. At the 2011 World Championships, she came in seventh. At the

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, she finished eighteenth. She originally came to Sweden to learn more about the sport

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. There, she met Lars Andersson, a foot orienteering enthusiast and competitor. The two married in October 2006 and have a daughter Beyoncé (born 2009), named after the American singer

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. On 10 April 2016, due to leg pain, she had to forfeit participating in the

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in the Netherlands. This, in turn, led to her missing the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Achievements

*Etape Bornholm -- ''2009'' - victory and Swedish record in 10 km event *Stockholm Marathon -- ''2008'' - victory; ''2009'' - victory; ''2010'' - victory; ''2011'' - victory; ''2013'' - victory; ''2014'' - victory. *

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-- ''2008'' - 2nd place; ''2009'' - 2nd place; ''2010'' - 2nd place *Terräng-SM/Cross country championships -- ''2008'' - placed first in both the 4 km and 8 km events *

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-- ''2007'' - placed first in 30 km event
*

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, Barcelona—in marathon, placed 3rd and earned bronze medal, with a time of 2:34:43

Personal bests

*5000 m - 15:45.08 - SM, Malmo 2009 *10 000 m - 33:15.25 - Stockholm, 2013 *10 km road - 32:24 - Etape Bornholm, 2009, Swedish record *Half marathon - 1:10:02 - "Venloop" in Dutch Venlo in 2010, Swedish record *Marathon - 2:23:41 - Dubai Marathon, 2011, Swedish record

References

External links

Official websiteIAAF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Isabellah 1980 births Living people Immigrants to Sweden Kenyan emigrants Swedish female long-distance runners Swedish female marathon runners Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden European Athletics Championships medalists