Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (Amharic: ቤተልሄም ደሳለኝ በላይነህ; born 13 November 1991 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Emirati middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres.
In 2017, Betlhem was banned for two years for the irregularities in her biological passport. In addition to the ban, all of her results between 6 March 2014 and 22 July 2016 were voided.
Competition record Representing 2010 West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria4th800 m2:10.423rd1500 m4:29.24 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 13th (h) 800 m 2:10.80 8th 1500 m 4:19.99 2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 5th 1500 m 4:24.38 5th 5000 m 16:04.98 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 3rd 1500 m 4:21.50 2nd 5000 m 16:12.71 2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 1500 m 4:16.97 2nd 3000 m 8:53.56 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (h) 3000 m 9:12.63 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 33rd (h) 1500 m 4:14.07West Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates1st800 m2:14.301st1500 m4:32.923rd4 × 400 m relay4:19.04 2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 1500 m 4:55.23 1st 5000 m 15:48.59 Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 1500 m 4:13.67 1st 5000 m 15:12.84 World Championships Moscow, Russia 32nd (h) 1500 m 4:12.97 18th (h) 5000 m 16:13.27 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 3rd 1500 m 4:20.09 2nd 5000 m 16:16.84 2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 1500 m 4:19.83 2nd 3000 m 8:46.54 World Indoor Championships Sopot, PolandDQ 3000 m DQ Asian Games Incheon, South KoreaDQ 1500 m DQDQ 5000 m DQ 2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, BahrainDQ 800 m DQDQ 1500 m DQ Asian Championships Wuhan, ChinaDQ 1500 m DQDQ 5000 m DQ World Championships Beijing, ChinaDQ 1500 m DQDQ 5000 m DQ 2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, QatarDQ 1500 m DQDQ 3000 m DQ World Indoor Championships Portland, United StatesDQ 3000 m DQ
Personal bests Outdoor 400 metres – 58.07 (Manama 2013) 800 metres – 2:06.81 (Sollentuna 2013) NR 1500 metres – 4:05.13 (Doha 2013) 3000 metres – 8:53.75 (Stockholm 2015) 5000 metres – 15:12.84 (Pune 2013) 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:53.19 (Stockholm 2014) Indoor 1500 metres – 4:05.61 (Stockholm 2015) 3000 metres – 8:44.59 (Doha 2016)
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