Betlhem Desalegn Explained

Betlhem Desalegn
Birth Date:	13 November 1991
Birth Place:	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height:	1.65 m^[1]
Weight:	52 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	1500 m, 5000 m
Coach:	Jama Aden

Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (Amharic: ቤተልሄም ደሳለኝ በላይነህ; born 13 November 1991 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-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 biological passport. In addition to the ban, all of her results between 6 March 2014 and 22 July 2016 were voided.^[2]

Competition record

Representing
2010	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	4th	800 m	2:10.42
			3rd	1500 m	4:29.24
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	13th (h)	800 m	2:10.80
			8th	1500 m	4:19.99
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	5th	1500 m	4:24.38
			5th	5000 m	16:04.98
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	1500 m	4:21.50
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	16:12.71
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m	4:16.97
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m	8:53.56
	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	15th (h)	3000 m	9:12.63
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	33rd (h)	1500 m	4:14.07
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	2:14.30
			bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	4:32.92
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	4:19.04
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	1500 m	4:55.23
			bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	15:48.59
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	4:13.67
			bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	15:12.84
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	32nd (h)	1500 m	4:12.97
			18th (h)	5000 m	16:13.27
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	1500 m	4:20.09
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	16:16.84
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m	4:19.83
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m	8:46.54
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	bgcolor=pink	DQ	3000 m	DQ
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	bgcolor=pink	DQ	1500 m	DQ
			bgcolor=pink	DQ	5000 m	DQ
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	bgcolor=pink	DQ	800 m	DQ
			bgcolor=pink	DQ	1500 m	DQ
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	bgcolor=pink	DQ	1500 m	DQ
			bgcolor=pink	DQ	5000 m	DQ
	World Championships	Beijing, China	bgcolor=pink	DQ	1500 m	DQ
			bgcolor=pink	DQ	5000 m	DQ
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=pink	DQ	1500 m	DQ
			bgcolor=pink	DQ	3000 m	DQ
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	bgcolor=pink	DQ	3000 m	DQ

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 58.07 (Manama 2013)
• 800 metres – 2:06.81 (Sollentuna 2013) NR
• 1500 metres – 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

• 1500 metres – 4:05.61 (Stockholm 2015)
• 3000 metres – 8:44.59 (Doha 2016)

Notes and References

1. Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007081720/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/betlhem-desalegn-belayneh-1.html . 2015-10-07.
2. Web site: Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes CAS decision to give UAE runner Desalegn two-year doping ban. Etchells. Daniel. 23 October 2017. Inside the Games. 24 October 2017.