Isabellah Andersson

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Isabella Andersson at the 2013 Stockholm Marathon .

Isabellah Andersson (born Moraa Amoro ; born November 12, 1980 in Manga , Nyamira District , Nyanza Province ) is a Swedish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin.

After finishing school she moved to Nairobi , where she started running as a hobby . In 2002 she met Swedish orienteers who were promoting their sport in Kenya, and in 2004 she went to Sweden for a course in this discipline. A second followed the following year, where she met her future husband, Lars Andersson. He recognized her talent and convinced her to switch to long-distance running.

In January 2006 she moved permanently to Sweden. Shortly after her first marathon , which she won in Växjö in October in 2:51:10 h, she married Lars.

In 2008 she became the Swedish cross-country champion on both short and long distances. In her second start over the 42.195 km distance she won the Stockholm Marathon in 2:34:14 h.

Their daughter was born in January 2009 and was granted Swedish citizenship in May. Shortly afterwards she became Swedish champion in the half marathon and defended her title in the Stockholm marathon.

In 2010 she set national records in the marathon and half marathon as fifth at the Dubai marathon and winner of the Venloop , was again Swedish cross-country champion on both routes and won for the third time in Stockholm. At the marathon of the European Championships in Barcelona she was fifth, but later got the bronze medal because the first two runners were convicted of doping. She came fourth in the Frankfurt Marathon .

In 2011 she finished third in Dubai and again improved her record. Although she was operated on for knee problems afterwards and had to stop training for a month, she won for the fourth time in Stockholm and is now the record winner of this run. At the marathon of the World Championships in Daegu , she was seventh as the best European.

Isabellah Andersson starts for the Hässelby SK club.

Personal bests

  • 5000 m : 15: 45.08 min, August 3, 2009, Malmö
  • 10,000 m : 33: 32.72 min, August 1st, 2009, Malmö
  • Half marathon: 1:10:02 h, March 21, 2010, Venlo (Swedish record)
  • Marathon: 2:23:41 h, January 21, 2011, Dubai (Swedish record)

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personal data
SURNAME Andersson, Isabellah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amoro, Isabellah Moraa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish long distance runner of Kenyan origin
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Manga , Nyamira District