| Intro | Kenyan-born marathon runner for Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Is |
Runner Athlete Marathon runner |
| From |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenya |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
21 June 1980, Kajiado, Kenya |
| Age | 40 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Lucia Kimani Mwahiki-Marčetić (born 21 June 1981) is a Kenyan-born Bosnian long-distance runner who holds four Bosnian records over different distances.
In 2004, she married her Bosnian Serb husband Siniša Marčetić. They met earlier that year in Salzburg, Austria, where they ran a half-marathon race. On 19 August 2005, they moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and currently live in Banja Luka. Her husband is from Prijedor. In 2006 Lucia received Bosnian citizenship.
Lucia was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She withdrew from the 2012 marathon race due to a back injury, but competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics. On 23 December 2008, she was voted the best Bosnian female athlete of 2008. She won the Skopje Marathon in 2010 and the Cracovia Marathon in 2012. In 2013, together with her husband she opened a running school in Prijedor.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 42nd | Marathon | 2:35:47 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | DNF | Marathon | DNF |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | 116th | Marathon | 2:58:22 |