Lucia Kimani Explained

Nationality:Bosnian
Birth Date:1981 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kajiado, Kenya
Height:[1]
Weight:45kg (99lb)
Country:
Sport:Track
Event:5000 meters, half marathon, marathon
Coach:Siniša Marčetić
Club:AK Borac[2]
Pb:5000 m – 34:03.23 (2008)
HM – 1:12:55 (2007)
Marathon – 2:34:57 (2011)
Updated:21 July 2012

Lucia Kimani Mwahiki-Marčetić (born 21 June 1981) is a Kenyan-born Bosnian long-distance runner who holds four Bosnian records over different distances.[3]

In 2004, she married her Bosnian husband Siniša Marčetić. They met earlier that year in Salzburg, Austria, where they ran a half-marathon race. On 19 August 2005, they moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and currently live in Banja Luka.[4] Her husband is from Prijedor.[5] In 2006 Lucia received Bosnian citizenship.[2]

Lucia was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She withdrew from the 2012 marathon race due to a back injury, but competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2] On 23 December 2008, she was voted the best Bosnian female athlete of 2008.[6] She won the Skopje Marathon in 2010 and the Cracovia Marathon in 2012.[7] In 2013, together with her husband she opened a running school in Prijedor.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China42ndMarathon2:35:47
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United KingdomDNFMarathonDNF
2016[8] Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brasil116th Marathon2:58:22

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121825/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/lucia-kimani-1.html Lucia Kimani
  2. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=kimani-lucia-mwihaki-1156644/index.html Lucia Kimani
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502203813/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kimani-lucia-1105769/ Lucia Kimani
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213813/http://www.fildzanviska.ba/clanak_14.htm Bosanska crna gazela
  5. http://san.ba/index.php?id=9034 S.A.N. – Dnevne novosti iz BiH | Dobrodošli na S.A.N. – vaš online kutak za dnevne novosti
  6. Aleksandar Ristić (23 December 2008) Krune Lusiji Kimani i Memnunu Hadžiću. nezavisne.com
  7. http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2012_04.htm April 2012 AIMS Results
  8. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-womens-marathon Athletics Women's Marathon