![]() Bojana Bjeljac at 2017 World Athletics Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Croatian |
Born | Bosanski Novi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia [1] | 10 April 1989
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event(s) | Marathon, half-marathon |
College team | AK Dinamo |
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]
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]