Tabitha Tsatsa

Tabitha Tsatsa
Personal information
Full name Tarath Tabitha Tsatsa
Nationality  Zimbabwe
Born (1972-09-18) 18 September 1972
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Club Zimbabwe Republic Police Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Half-marathon: 1:12:16 (2009)
Marathon: 2:29:20 (2008)

Tarath Tabitha Tsatsa (born September 18, 1972) is a Zimbabwean marathon runner.[1] She set both a national record and a personal best time of 2:29:20, by finishing fourth at the 2008 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon, held in Seoul, South Korea.[2][3]

Tsatsa represented Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed as a lone female athlete in the women's marathon. She successfully finished the race in forty-ninth place by two seconds ahead of Turkey's Bahar Doğan, with a time of 2:37:10.

Controversy surrounding the Women's Old Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2013

In the women's race, Natalia Volgina from Russia won the race for the second time, after first winning it 11 years ago. She won it in a time of 3:38:38, followed in second by Tabitha Tsatsa in 3:39:57, with Charne Bosman third in 3:40:19. Soon after Natalie Volgina tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid metenolone. She was stripped of her title with 1st place shifting onto Tabitha Tsatsa.[4]

References

  1. "Tabitha Tsatsa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. Chuma, Emmanuel (25 March 2008). "Zimbabwe: Runner Tsatsa Breaks Record". All Africa. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. Nakamura, Ken (25 March 2008). "Takahashi's last marathon; China's Xue the outstanding favourite for Nagoya Women's Marathon – Preview". IAAF. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

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