Bojana Bjeljac

Bojana Bjeljac (born 10 April 1989) is a Croatian long distance runner.[2] She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3] In 2017, she won Vienna Half-Marathon and Ferarra Marathon. Those were her first international victories in half-marathon and marathon.[4] In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[5] She did not finish her race.[5]

Bojana Bjeljac
Bojana Bjeljac at 2017 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989
Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia[1]
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon, half-marathon
College teamAK Dinamo

Her marathon personal best is 2:31:26, set in the 2019 Hannover Marathon.[6] As of 2019, she holds national records over 5000 (15:43.73)[7] and 10,000 m (33:08.1).[8]

References
  1. "HRVATSKA MARATONKA I NJEZIN TRENER MEĐU GOSTIMA NA KROSU SN-A 'Pobjeđivala sam na tjelesnom, ali me nitko nije usmjerio prema trčanju' - Sportske Novosti". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "Bojana Bjeljac". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "Marathon women". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. Bojana Bjeljac winner of Ferrara Marathon AK Dinamo. Published 19 March 2017 Retrieved 28 August 2017
  5. "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. "Uspješan nastup Bojane Bjeljac u maratonu i Kristine Hendel polumaratonu". has.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Athletics Federation. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. "Rekord Bojane Bjeljac na 5000 m". has.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Athletics Federation. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. "Bojana Bjeljac osvojila naslov i postavila novi hrvatski rekord". Večernji list (in Croatian). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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