Atalena Loliha

Atalena Loliha
Personal information
Born (1997-02-01) February 1, 1997
Sport
Country South Sudan
Event
Half marathon

Atalena Napule Gaspore Loliha (February 1, 1997) is a South Sudanese long-distance runner.

Loliha was a former member of the Athlete Refugee Team for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, but she did not compete.[1]

She achieved her first international success by placing third in the women's half marathon in Dodoma in 2023.[2]

She won the gold medal in the women's half marathon in the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, becoming the first gold medalist at the African Games from South Sudan.[3] She completed the 21 km race in 1 hour, 14 minutes, and 36 seconds.[4]

Marathon results
DateCompetitionTimeResult
2025, September 14World Athletics Championships 20252:38:1836
2025, May 31Stockholm Marathon 20252:33:223
2024, August 18CRDB Marathon 20242:36:0720

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See also

  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Loliha Atalena at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ Erbay, Sevket F. (22 March 2024). "A good humanity reason". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "NBC Dodoma Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Chang, Koang (23 March 2024). "South Sudan makes history with first ever gold medal at All African Games". Eye Radio. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Olus-Galadima, Yemi. "Bass-Bittaye completes sprint double and Meshesha breaks Games record in Accra | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ https://marathonview.net/search?query=Atalena%20Loliha