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Atsede Baysa
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ETHIOPIA
BIRTHDATE:
16 April 1984
PERSONAL BEST:
2:22:03 (Chicago, 2012)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
21Apr13 Virgin London Marathon 4th 2:25:14
07Oct12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:22:03
22Apr12 Virgin London Marathon 9th 2:25:59
27Aug11 IAAF World Championships, Daegu 14th 2:31:37
17Apr11 Virgin London Marathon 5th 2:23:49
10Oct10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 2:23:40
23Aug09 IAAF World Championships, Berlin 27th 2:36:04
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
21Jan11 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 5th 2:25:08
11Apr10 Paris Marathon 1st 2:22:04
03Jan10 Xiamen Marathon 1st 2:28:53
25Oct09 Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon 7th 2:32:05
05Apr09 Paris Marathon 1st 2:24:42
16Jan09 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 9th 2:29:13
28Sep08 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 5th 2:35:56
16Mar08 Rome Marathon 5th 2:33:07
28Oct07 Istanbul Eurasia Marathon 1st 2:29:08
15Apr07 Rotterdam Marathon 4th 2:33:54
19Nov06 Tokyo Women's Marathon 8th 2:37:48
11Jun06 Addis Ababa Marathon 1st 2:48:08
16Apr06 Olympic Commemorative Marathon, Nagano 5th 2:39:31
CAREER NOTES:
Atsede Baysa Tesema won a thrilling two-woman duel over Rita Jeptoo over the final stretch in the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. She prevailed by one second in 2:22:03 which was also the same margin by which she set a new PR.
She made a strong bid to win the 2010 Bank of America Marathon. Running a consistent pace in the 5:20 per mile range, she passed the halfway mark on target for a sub-2:20. Despite a series of slower miles in the second half, she held on to finish as runner-up to Liliya Shubokhova.
She is coming off a splendid 2:22:04 personal best and course record at the Paris Marathon in April, successfully defending her 2009 title there.
Baysa is the fourth fastest Ethiopian woman of all-time behind Berhane Adere, Askale Tafa and Gete Wami.
Paris was also the site of Baysa's win at the Semi-Marathon de Paris in March (1:11:05). Her half-marathon PR is 1:09:15 when she was eleventh at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships. However, it should be noted she covered the first half of this year's Paris Marathon in 1:10:09.