Bolota Asmerom is a long-distance runner who competed for before gaining a United States visa in 2002.
Education
He attended McAteer High School in San Francisco and graduated in 1995. In 2000, while studying at the University of California he represent 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. In May 2002 he gained United States 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.
Career
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.
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. Bolota went to McAteer high school in San Francisco, graduated from University of California Berkeley, and now lives in Oakland, California. Asmerom is currently studying counseling psychology at the University of San Francisco.
1500 METRES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2004 3:42.17 Palo Alto, California 30 APR
ONE MILE
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2004 4:01.63 Berkeley, California 10 APR
2002 3:59.86 Palo Alto, California 08 JUN
2001 4:01.67 Brunswick, Master of Engineering 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, New York 11 JUN
2002 7:51.93 Luzern 26 JUN
TWO MILES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2008 8:32.16 Eugene, Oregon 08 JUN
5000 METRES
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2012 13:30.33 Los Angeles (OC), California 18 MAY
2011 13:31.93 Walnut, California 15 APR
2009 13:24.00 Eugene, Oregon 26 JUN
2008 13:31.24 Eugene, Oregon 30 JUN
2007 13:15.16 Heusden-Zolder 28 JUL
2006 13:29.30 Walnut, California 13 APR
2005 13:37.14 Palo Alto, California 01 MAY
2004 13:31.26 Palo Alto, California 30 MAY
2002 13:26.80 Heusden-Zolder 20 JUL
2001 13:31.88 Walnut, California 20 APR
2000 13:32.48 Walnut, California 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, New York 02 NOV
3000 METERS
PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
2009 7:56.10 Boston (Roxbury), Master of Arts 07 FEB
2008 8:07.16 Boston (Roxbury), Master of Arts 23 FEB
2007 7:46.58 Fayetteville, Arkansas 09 FEB
2005 7:50.44 Fayetteville, Arkansas 11 FEB
2004 7:49.36 Fayetteville, Arkansas 14 FEB
2003 7:51.85 Boston (Roxbury), Master of Arts 02 MAR
2002 7:53.57 New York (Armory), New York 01 MAR.