Delilah Asiago
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Delilah Asiago (born February 24, 1972) is an athlete form Kenya. She specialises 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-Kilometres road running world records [3]. She was awarded the "Road Racer of the Year" prize in 1995 by Running Times [4].
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[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 3,000 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | 10,000 m | |
| 1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2nd | 10,000 m |
[edit] Road races and Marathons
- 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)
- 2003 - Nairobi Marathon, 2nd
- 2004 - Rotterdam Marathon, 6th (time 2:37:24, her personal record)
- 2006 - Dubai Marathon, 1st
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Delilah Asiago
- ^ IAAF News, Nov/Dec 2000: [1]
- ^ 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
