Beata Naigambo

Beata Naigambo

Personal information
Born	11 March 1980
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Namibia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon

Beata Nandjala Naigambo (born 11 March 1980 in Oilagati, Ohangwena Region) is a Namibian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Her personal best time is 2:27:28, set at the Hamburg Marathon in April 2015.^[1]

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics,^[2] where she finished 28th out of 81 total participants in the Women's marathon.^[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 38th out of 107 finishers with a time of 2:31:16.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Namibia
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	9th	Marathon	2:47:22
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	–	Marathon	DNF
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	10th	Half marathon	1:21:09
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	28th	Marathon	2:33:29
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th	Marathon	2:33:05
	Eindhoven Marathon	Eindhoven, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:31:01
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	4th	Marathon	2:36:43
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	38th	Marathon	2:31:16
2014	Glasgow Marathon	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th	Marathon	2:39:23
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China		Marathon	DNF
	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	3 rd	Marathon	2:27:28

References

• Beata Naigambo profile at IAAF
• marathoninfo

1. "International Association of Athletics Federations". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
2. Runner Naigambo struck by flu. The Namibian, 16 July 2008
3. Beata Naigambo at sports-reference.com
4. "Women's Marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics". www.olympics.org. IOC. Retrieved 14 August 2013.