Marlena Wesh

Marlena Hilari Wesh (born February 16, 1991) is a Haitian-American sprinter who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics for Haiti in the women's 200-meter and 400-meter sprints. She appeared on the twenty-sixth season of The Bachelor.

Early life Wesh was born on February 16, 1991, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both of her parents, Hernould and Margareth Wesh, were born and raised in Haiti and she is a dual citizen. After graduating in 2009, she enrolled at the University of Oklahoma, where she was given a full scholarship, but she transferred and enrolled at Clemson University in South Carolina, where she majored in psychology. This time made her eligible to compete in the Olympics for both Haiti and America.

She earned All-American designation in March 2012 in a Division I championship at Boise State University in Idaho. In early July 2012, just prior to the 2012 London Olympics, Wesh ran her personal best in the 400-meters with a time of 51.23, just 0.03 seconds behind the first-place finisher, at the 2012 North America, Central America and Caribbean Under-23 Championships in Mexico.

Four of the five athletes representing Haiti at the 2012 Olympics were not from Haiti. Wesh's brother Daren could also have run for Haiti in the 2012 Olympics but chose to try to make the American team. On August 4, she failed to make it to the finals, placing 8th in her heat and 19th overall, with a time of 52.49.

Later career Wesh appeared on the twenty-sixth season of The Bachelor, competing to date Clayton Echard. She was eliminated on week 5. She works as a real estate agent in Miami, Florida, although she previously worked in corporate human resources.

Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 11.70 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) Coral Gables, United States 19 March 2011 200 m 23.06 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) Charlottesville, United States 21 April 2012 400 m 51.23 s A, NR Irapuato, Mexico 7 July 2012 400 m hurdles 57.49 s Austin, United States 7 April 2011

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