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Abebe Mekonnen

Abebe Mekonnen

Ethiopian long-distance runner

For the Ethiopian Olympic boxer, see Abebe Mekonnen (boxer).

Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Abebe Mekonnen

Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989.[1] He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon. He did not finish in the 1992 games and finished 81st with a time of 2:29:45 in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Mekonnen has the most sub 2:15 marathons of anyone: 32 in all.[2] When he ran his 28th sub-2:15 marathon he broke the record set by Bill Rodgers.[3]

His best time was 2:07:35 in the 1988 Beijing Marathon, which is still course record.

Achievements

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "An Inspired Ethiopian and Kristiansen Are Winners in the Boston Marathon"
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  3. [3]
    Boston.com / 1999 Boston Marathon


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