Delilah Asiago
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Delilah Asiago (born 24 February 1972) is a retired female athlete from Kenya. She specialized in long-distance running, including marathons.
She was banned for two years after she tested positive for doping during the 1999 Saint Silvester Race.[1] Nevertheless, she was still active in 2006 when she won the Dubai Marathon.[2]
Asiago holds 4-Mile and 12-Kilometer road running world records.[3] She was awarded the "Road Racer of the Year" prize in 1995 by Running Times.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 3000 m | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | 10,000 m | ||
| 1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2nd | 10,000 m |
Road races
[edit]- 1995 - Falmouth Road Race, 1st
- 1995 - Steamboat Classic, 1st (time 19:28, a 4-Mile world record)
- 1995 - Bay to Breakers, 1st, (time 38:23, a 12-km world record)
- 2002 - Great Lake Marathon, 1st [5]
- 2003 - Nairobi Marathon, 2nd
- 2004 - Rotterdam Marathon, 6th (time 2:37:24, her personal record)
- 2005 - Nairobi Marathon, 6th
- 2006 - Dubai Marathon, 1st
- 2006 - Salt Lake City Marathon, 3rd
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IAAF News, Nov/Dec 2000: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-05-11. Retrieved 2003-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ IAAF, February 17, 2006 Pacemaker keeps going, and wins in Dubai
- ^ gbrathletics.com: World Records and best performances
- ^ Running Times: Road Racers of the Year
- ^ Daily Nation, November 8, 2003: When the city stood still
External links
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