Abebe Mekonnen
Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
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 hours 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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing | |||||
1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | Marathon | 2:11:30 |
1986 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:09 |
1987 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:09 |
All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 10,000 m | 28:58.70 | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | Marathon | DNF | |
1988 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:33 |
Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Marathon | 2:09:33 | |
Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:35 | |
1989 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:06 |
1991 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:26 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
1993 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:00 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | Marathon | DNF | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 47th | Marathon | 2:32:35 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 81st | Marathon | 2:29:45 |
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