Nebiat Habtemariam

Who is Nebiat Habtemariam?

Nebiat Habtemariam is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. She is a three-time participant at the Summer Olympics. She has a marathon best of 2:32:04 hours set at the 2008 Hamburg Marathon, where she was seventh.

Born in Adi-Kinzinab, she has competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2011. Her best placing is a sixteenth place from 2003.

In 5000 metres she has competed in the 1997, 1999 and 2001 World Championships in Athletics as well as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics she finished 47th in the Women's Marathon.

She came third at the 2012 Milan Marathon in her first competitive outing over the distance in over three years.