Bolota Asmerom
Bolota Asmerom (born 12 October 1978 in Asmara,[1] Eritrea) is a long-distance runner who competed for Eritrea before gaining a US visa in 2002. He attended McAteer High School in San Francisco and graduated in 1995. His personal-record for the 5k in high school cross country was 15:59. He placed 6th in CIF cross-country championships Division 3 in his senior year. After High school, he went on to attend the University of California. Bolota has a brother, Yonathan, who was also on The University of California Track and Field Team.
Eritrea
In 2000, while studying at the University of California[2] he represent Eritrea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he entered the 5000 metres where he finished 16th in his heat so didn't qualify for the final.[3]
USA
In May 2002 he gained US nationality, he entered for the 2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), although he finished third he didn't have the Olympic "A" standard time to qualify.[4] In the 2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) he was in a good position going into the final turn before being bumped off the track thus losing his rhythm and finishing in fourth place.[5] Bolota went to McAteer high school in San Francisco, graduated from UC Berkeley, and now lives in Oakland, CA.
Asmerom spent one semester studying counseling psychology at the University of San Francisco. He is currently a coach.
1500 METRES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2004 3:42.17 Palo Alto, CA 30 APR
ONE MILE
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2004 4:01.63 Berkeley, CA 10 APR
2002 3:59.86 Palo Alto, CA 08 JUN
2001 4:01.67 Brunswick, ME 07 JUL
3000 METRES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2009 7:45.89 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 05 JUL
2008 7:47.82 Brasschaat 23 JUL
2007 7:45.84 Oordegem-Lede 07 JUL
2005 7:58.32 New York, NY 11 JUN
2002 7:51.93 Luzern 26 JUN
TWO MILES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2008 8:32.16 Eugene, OR 08 JUN
5000 METRES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2012 13:30.33 Los Angeles (OC), CA 18 MAY
2011 13:31.93 Walnut, CA 15 APR
2009 13:24.00 Eugene, OR 26 JUN
2008 13:31.24 Eugene, OR 30 JUN
2007 13:15.16 Heusden-Zolder 28 JUL
2006 13:29.30 Walnut, CA 13 APR
2005 13:37.14 Palo Alto, CA 01 MAY
2004 13:31.26 Palo Alto, CA 30 MAY
2002 13:26.80 Heusden-Zolder 20 JUL
2001 13:31.88 Walnut, CA 20 APR
2000 13:32.48 Walnut, CA 14 APR
30 KILOMETRES SHOW
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2013 1:28:35 London 21 APR
Marathon
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2008 2:16:37 New York City, NY 02 NOV
3000 METERS
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2009 7:56.10 Boston (Roxbury), MA 07 FEB
2008 8:07.16 Boston (Roxbury), MA 23 FEB
2007 7:46.58 Fayetteville, AR 09 FEB
2005 7:50.44 Fayetteville, AR 11 FEB
2004 7:49.36 Fayetteville, AR 14 FEB
2003 7:51.85 Boston (Roxbury), MA 02 MAR
2002 7:53.57 New York (Armory), NY 01 MAR
