Lucia Kimani Mwahiki-Marčetić (born 21 June 1981) is a Kenyan-born Bosnian long-distance runner who holds four Bosnian records over different distances.Lucia Kimani. London2012.com. Retrieved on 26 August 2016.
In 2004, she married her Bosnian husband Siniša Marčetić. They met earlier that year in Salzburg, Austria, where they ran a half-marathon race. On 19 August 2005, they moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and currently live in Banja Luka.Bosanska crna gazela. fildzanviska.ba Her husband is from Prijedor.S.A.N. – Dnevne novosti iz BiH | Dobrodošli na S.A.N. – vaš online kutak za dnevne novosti . San.ba. Retrieved on 26 August 2016. In 2006 Lucia received Bosnian citizenship.
Lucia was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She withdrew from the 2012 marathon race due to a back injury, but competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics. On 23 December 2008, she was voted the best Bosnian female athlete of 2008.Aleksandar Ristić (23 December 2008) Krune Lusiji Kimani i Memnunu Hadžiću. nezavisne.com She won the Skopje Marathon in 2010 and the Cracovia Marathon in 2012.April 2012 AIMS Results . AIMS. Retrieved on 19 May 2012. In 2013, together with her husband she opened a running school in Prijedor.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China42ndMarathon2:35:472012Olympic GamesLondon, United KingdomDNFMarathonDNF2016Athletics Women's Marathon , rio2016.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016. Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil116th Marathon2:58:22
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