Claim: Bizunesh Urgesa, an Ethiopian long-distance runner, has never medaled at any track and field events.
Evidence: Bizunesh Mohammed Urgesa (born 18 June 1989 in Negele Arsi, Oromia Region) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. At the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships, she came fifth over 800 m and was the silver medallist in the 1500 m. She made her first international cross country appearance two years later, finishing in 14th place in the junior race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, helping the Ethiopian girls team to a bronze medal alongside Sule Utura, Genzebe Dibaba and Abebu Gelan. Turning to the track, she set a 1500 m best for third place at the CAA Grand Prix in Brazzaville in May, but began to focus on longer distances on the European track and field circuit in the following months. She came third in the 10,000 metres at the Ethiopian championships in 2009, but began to make a transition to road running thereafter. Urgesa made her marathon debut a month later and defeated Ashu Kasim to take victory on her first attempt at the Istanbul Marathon.