Makda Harun (born 1988) is an Ethiopian born Australian

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

runner. In 2009 she was second in the

Paris Half Marathon Paris Half Marathon ('' French: Semi-marathon de Paris''), known as the Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris for sponsorship reasons, is an annual half marathon held every March in Paris, France since 1993. Kenya's Stanley Biwott is the men's cour ...

, won the

Cursa de Bombers The Cursa de Bombers ( en, Fireman's Race) is an annual road running race over 10 km which takes place in April in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. History and course The race was created in 1999 as a joint venture between the ''Bombers de Barcel ...

and finished fourth in the

Venice Marathon The Venice Marathon ( it, Maratona di Venezia) (stylized as Venicemarathon) is a marathon road race that has been held each year in Venice since 1986, usually in October. The course starts in Stra and passes through Mestre, , and Ponte della Li ...

. In 2010 she was second in the

Daegu Marathon The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km). The race begins and en ...

and set a course record at the Venice Marathon. She won the Sydney Marathon, in both 2016 and 2017, during the second of which she set the course record of 2:28:04.

Personal bests

*5000 m : 15:31.21 min, 28 September 2007, Shanghai *10 km road race : 32:39 min, Barcelona *Half Marathon : 1:10:39 h, 15 October 2017, Melbourne *Marathon: 2:26:46 h, 15 April 2012, Paris

References

1988 births Living people Australian female marathon runners Australian long-distance runners Ethiopian emigrants to Australia Australian Athletics Championships winners {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub