Aselefech Mergia pictured during the women's marathon in Berlin 2009.
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Women's Marathon.
2009 World Athletics Champs
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| 1. Xue BAI |
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CHN |
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2: 25: 15 |
| 2. Yoshimi OZAKI |
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JPN |
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2: 25: 25 |
| 3. Aselefech MERGIA |
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ETH |
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2: 25: 32 |
| 4. Chunxiu ZHOU |
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CHN |
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2: 25: 39 |
| 5. Xiaolin ZHU |
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CHN |
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2: 26: 08 |
| 6. Marisa BARROS |
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POR |
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2: 26: 50 |
| 7. Yuri KANO |
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JPN |
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2: 26: 57 |
| 8. Nailiya YULAMANOVA |
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RUS |
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2: 27: 08 |
She was a three time winner of the Dubai Marathon and has
finished in the top three at the Paris and London Marathons.
She was retrospectively confirmed as the winner of the 2010
London Marathon after the top two were disqualified (2:22.38).