Nadezhda Wijenberg (born Nadezhda Alexeevna Ilyina on 2 April 1964 in Kanash) is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands.
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Nadezhda "Nadja" Wijenberg lives in Schinnen, Limburg, and ran her personal best (2:28:45) in the Eindhoven Marathon, on 10 October 1999. That performance gave her a ticket for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she finished in 22nd place. She is a one-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1993 [1] and the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 1997.[2]
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Russia | |||||
1992 | World Half Marathon Championships | Newcastle, United Kingdom | 9th | Half marathon | 1:10:58 |
1993 | Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Half marathon | 1:09.47 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
1996 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:35 |
1998 | Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon | San Diego, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:17 |
Representing the Netherlands | |||||
1999 | Eindhoven Marathon | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:45 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 22nd | Marathon | 2:32:29 |
2001 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Marathon | 2:30:25 |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | Marathon | 2:36:06 |
2003 | Athens Classic Marathon | Athens, Greece | 1st | Marathon | 2:43:18 |
2004 | Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:31:23 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 38th | Marathon | 2:39:36 |
References
edit- ^ .Lisbon Half Marathon winners
- ^ Arrs.net: List of Parelloop winners
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