Bojana Bjeljac Explained

Bojana Bjeljac
Nationality:	Croatian
Sport:	Long-distance running
Event:	Marathon, half-marathon
Collegeteam:	AK Dinamo
Birth Date:	10 April 1989
Birth Place:	Bosanski Novi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia^[1]

Bojana Bjeljac (born 10 April 1989) is a Croatian long distance runner.^[2] She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.^[3] In 2017, she won Vienna Half-Marathon and Ferarra Marathon. Those were her first international victories in half-marathon and marathon.^[4] In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.^[5] She did not finish her race.^[5]

Her marathon personal best is 2:31:26, set in the 2019 Hannover Marathon.^[6] As of 2019, she holds national records over 5000 (15:43.73)^[7] and 10,000 m (33:08.1).^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HRVATSKA MARATONKA I NJEZIN TRENER MEĐU GOSTIMA NA KROSU SN-A 'Pobjeđivala sam na tjelesnom, ali me nitko nije usmjerio prema trčanju' - Sportske Novosti. sportske.jutarnji.hr. 30 May 2019.
2. Web site: Bojana Bjeljac . IAAF . 6 August 2017.
3. Web site: Marathon women . IAAF . 6 August 2017.
4. http://www.ak-dinamo.hr/bojana-bjeljac-pobjednica-maratona-u-ferrari/ Bojana Bjeljac winner of Ferrara Marathon
5. Web site: Marathon Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928091007/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf. 28 September 2019.
6. Web site: Uspješan nastup Bojane Bjeljac u maratonu i Kristine Hendel polumaratonu. 7 April 2019. has.hr. Croatian Athletics Federation. hr. 30 May 2019.
7. Web site: Rekord Bojane Bjeljac na 5000 m. 30 May 2019. has.hr. Croatian Athletics Federation. hr. 30 May 2019.
8. Web site: Bojana Bjeljac osvojila naslov i postavila novi hrvatski rekord. 31 March 2019. Večernji list. hr. 30 May 2019.