SWEDISH TEAM

SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. European Championships in Athletics – Barcelona 2010.
ISABELLAH Moraa ANDERSSON (formerly AMORO)
Pronounciation Iss-ah-BELL-ah UNN-deh-shonn
Born
12 November 1980 (Manga (Kisii), Kenya)
Residence Vilshult
Occupation Athlete
Height/Weight 167 cm / 50 kg
Clubs
Oskarshamns SK ('07), Hässelby SK ('08-)
Coach/Advisor Lars Andersson
Event
Marathon
Personal best 2:26:52 Dubai, UAE 22.1.2010 **NR**
Progression Marathon Halfmar 10000m 5000m
2006 2:51:40 1:19:00
2007 - 1:14:51
2008 2:34:14 1:11:06 34:45.46 17:07:34
2009 2:33:52 1:11:35 33:32.72 15:45.08
2010 2:17:33 1:06:48
Major competitions 2009 European XC Ch 18
Internat. matches 1
National titles: Outdoors (Mar): '08, '09, '10
(Halfmar): '09
(5000m): '09
(10000m): '08, '09
(4 km XC): '08, '10
(8 km XC): '08, '10
PB other events 1500m 4:30.27 Karlskrona 6.7.2009
3000m 9:21.8m Malmö 3.8.2009
5000m 15:45.08 Malmö 3.8.2009
10000m 33:32.72 Malmö 1.8.2009
10 km road 32:24 Hasle, DEN 20.7.2009 **NR**
Halfmar 1:10:02 Venlo, NED 21.3.2010 **NR**
Note: Never seriously pursued running at home in Kenya, actually first came to Sweden to learn about orienteering, met husband-to-be
Lars Andersson (orienteering coach) and together they realised that her best option was to focus on running not
orienteering.
Became a Swedish citizen on 11 May '09.
During the coldest winter months in Sweden resides in Eldoret (Kenya).
Quickly back into competitive running after daughter Beyoncé was born on 25 Jan '09: On 25 Apr (i.e. just three months
later) finished 4th in the Swedish 4 km XC championships, on 16 May ran a 1:14 halfmarathon and on 30 May won the
Stockholm Marathon in 2:33!
On 22 Jan '10 became the first Swedish woman to run a sub-2:30 marathon.
Prefers road running and has only run six races on the track: one 1500m, three 5000m and two 10000m.
Website: http://www.isabellah.se
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