OBOYA Bendere

Australia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 17 Apr 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Place of birth: GAMBELA

Birth Country:

Ethiopia

Place of residence : SYDNEY, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m
	Women's 4 x 400m Relay AUS Australia

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (51.58)	Heats (3:28.64)

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	400m
2019	Townsville, QLD, AUS	1st (52.76)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Ben, B (gc2018.com, 01 Feb 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Campbelltown Collegians Athletics Club [Australia]

Coach:

John Quinn [personal], from 2019

Injuries:

She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, despite struggling with a hamstring injury. (nine.com.au, 30 Sep 2019)

Start:

She took up athletics in 2012. (athletics.com.au, 24 Feb 2018)

Reason:

She was inspired to take up the sport by Ethiopian athletes. "I was watching with my dad, and I don't remember what year it was, but seeing those Ethiopians, their strides, their endurance and stuff - I was like, 'Wow!' It really inspired me. I wanted to make the Olympics. I was inspired by the Games." (gc2018.com, 01 Oct 2017; sbs.com.au, 19 Sep 2017)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (7news.com.au, 07 Feb 2020)

Hero:

Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman. (gc2018.com, 01 Feb 2018)

Ritual:

"I don't listen to music, I stay in the zone and don't let anything distract me." (gc2018.com, 01 Feb 2018)

General Interest

General
CHANGE OF COACH
In 2019 she changed coach, leaving Greg Smith to begin working with John Quinn. "I'm really happy with that move. John is great, he knows what he's doing. My mental health came first. I wasn't happy so I decided that I had to put that first. I got to a point where I didn't really care about the Olympics so I knew I needed to move myself out of that scenario. Me and my coach [Greg Smith] really weren't on good terms and I didn't want that to interrupt my dreams. Everyone's dream is to go to the Olympics." (7news.com.au, 07 Feb 2020; themercury.com.au, 17 Dec 2019)

FROM ETHIOPIA TO AUSTRALIA
Along with her parents and five siblings, she emigrated from Ethiopia to Sydney, NSW, Australia, when she was age three. "I do know that I travelled a lot before I came to Australia. We went to other countries, I know we went to Kenya before coming here. I still have an image of the hotel we actually stayed at in Kenya, but I don't have any memory of Ethiopia." (theadvocate.com.au, 16 Dec 2019; athletics.com.au, 24 Feb 2018; abc.net.au, 09 Apr 2018; sbs.com.au, 19 Sep 2017)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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