Beata Naigambo

Beata Nandjala Naigambo (born 11 March 1980 in Oilagati, Ohangwena Region) is a Namibian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Her personal best time is 2:27:28, set at the Hamburg Marathon in April 2015.[1]

Beata Naigambo
Personal information
Born (1980-03-11) 11 March 1980
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country Namibia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics,[2] where she finished 28th out of 81 total participants in the Women's marathon.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 38th out of 107 finishers with a time of 2:31:16.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Namibia
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2:47:22
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia – Marathon DNF
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 10th Half marathon 1:21:09
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th Marathon 2:33:29
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 24th Marathon 2:33:05
Eindhoven Marathon Eindhoven, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:31:01
2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 4th Marathon 2:36:43
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 38th Marathon 2:31:16
2014 Glasgow Marathon Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th Marathon 2:39:23
2015 World Championships Beijing, China Marathon DNF
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 3 rd Marathon 2:27:28

References
  1. "International Association of Athletics Federations". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. Runner Naigambo struck by flu Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The Namibian, 16 July 2008
  3. Beata Naigambo at sports-reference.com
  4. "Women's Marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics". www.olympics.org. IOC. Retrieved 14 August 2013.


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