Bendere Opamo Oboya (born 17 April 2000) is an Australian athlete. [1] She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. [2] At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Oboya competed in both the women's 400 meters and was a member of the Australian team that competed in the women's 4 x 400 meter relay.

Nov 30, 2023 · Oboya had come home from a disappointing Olympics in Tokyo 2021 – her training partner and close friend Peter Bol was suspended, and so at 22 she needed a break.

Olympian Bendere Oboya is only 23 years old but she’s coming out of retirement with a record attempt in the women’s 600m at Zátopek:10 this Saturday. A recent recruit to the On Athletics Club Oceania, Oboya has already packed more into her career than most runners will in a lifetime.

The rise of Ethiopian-born Sydney teenager, Bendere Oboya over the last decade has been thrilling to watch. From a 60-seconds plus 400m athlete to Commonwealth Youth champion in 2017, Commonwealth Games representative on the Gold Coast, then the highest placed teenager at the 2019 world championships.

Nov 22, 2021 · Bendere Oboya became the link between Australia’s Olympic past and future when she stood on the MCG with the torch that lit the Olympic flame in Melbourne 65 years ago.

Bendere OBOYA, Australia - 800 Metres, 600 Metres, 200 Metres, 300 Metres, 60 Metres, 4x400 Metres Relay, 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

Nov 18, 2023 · After announcing her retirement, Australian track and field athlete Bendere Opamo Oboya is gearing up for a comeback at the Zapotek:10

Dec 4, 2021 · Bendere Oboya is one of athletics’ more compelling and intriguing characters. Compelling, because she is downright dominant. Oboya hasn’t lost a 400m in Australia in more than two years and currently has a win streak of 23 races.

Bendere Oboya is an Olympian who was awarded a Tier 1 Scholarship within the 2022 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program, and is the first 400m runner to be part of the program.

Oboya, who was born in Gambella, Ethiopia, moved to Sydney with her family when she was three. As a teenager, she improved from a 75-second 400m to a 52.96 in just one year, leading to a second-place finish at the Australian Championships and Commonwealth Games trials.