Helalia Johannes

Medal record

Johannes (right) at the 2007 Dublin Marathon
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Namibia
All-Africa Games
Bronze 2011 Maputo Half marathon
Military World Games
Bronze 2011 Rio de Janeiro Marathon

Helalia Johannes (Helalia Lukeiko Johannes, also Hilaria Johannes; born 13 August 1980) is a Namibian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has won medals at the Military World Games and the All-Africa Games. She holds the Namibian records in the 10 km, 20 km, half marathon and marathon events.

She was born in the village of Oshali in the Oshana Region. She has won the half marathon section of the Two Oceans Marathon on four occasions.[1]

Johannes made her international debut at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 80th in the women's long race.[2] She came fifth in the half marathon of the 2007 Summer Universiade and completed the same feat at the 2007 All-Africa Games. She also ran in the Dublin Marathon that year, coming in fourth place.[3]

Johannes ran a qualifying time of 2:33:06 hours (qualifying time is 2:37:00 for 2008 Summer Olympics) at the Seoul International Marathon in March 2008, qualifying her for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic marathon race she placed fortieth in the rankings.[4] She again represented her country on the global stage at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but finished 56th in a slow time of 2:50:19 hours. She rebounded at the Dublin Marathon, finishing as the runner-up.[3] The following year she had one of her best international performances, coming 16th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[2]

She was the 2011 winner of the Dublin Marathon in a personal best and Namibian national record run of 2:30:37 hours.[5] That year she won two bronze medals for Namibia, first in the marathon at the 2011 Military World Games and then in the half marathon at the 2011 All-Africa Games.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Namibia
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 40th Marathon 2:35:22
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 3rd Half marathon 1:11:12

References

  1. ^ Johannes wins Two Oceans in record style. Namibia Sport (2011-04-25). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ a b Johannes Helalia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
  3. ^ a b 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Women's biographies. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
  4. ^ Helalia Johannes. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
  5. ^ Dufy, Coilin (2011-11-01). Course record for Ndungu in Dublin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.

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