Luchia Yishak
Luchia Yishak (born April 8, 1973 ) is a former Ethiopian long-distance and cross-country runner .
In 1991 she ran 10,000 m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 1991 . She finished 10th with 32: 27.61 minutes.
Yishak took part in the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996 . In 1992 in Barcelona she ran the 10,000 m, but was eliminated in the run-up with 34: 12.16 minutes. In Atlanta she retired in the 5000 m heat with 16: 04.29 min.
At the 5th World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg in 1995 , she was eliminated in the 5000 m heat with 15: 42.37.
She also ran successfully at the African Athletics Championships. In 1989 she won a bronze medal and in 1990 a silver medal in the 3000 m run. In 1992 she won the bronze medal in the 10,000 m run.
She became world champion in 1996 at the IAAF World Road Relay Championships in Copenhagen in 2:16:04 h.
She also won two silver medals ( 1990 and 1991 ) and one bronze medal ( 1992 ) in the team competition at the World Cross Country Championships.
Personal bests
- 3000 m : 8: 51.04 min, September 24, 1991
- 5000 m : 15: 34.07 min, June 5, 1995, Hengelo
- 10,000 m : 31: 56.42 min, August 27, 1991, Tokyo
Web links
- Luchia Yishak in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
- ↑ IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Yishak, Luchia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1973 |