Tumo Turbo

Tumo Turbo (February 23, 1970 in Sidama province – October 29, 2008) was a long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on October 13, 1996, clocking a total time of 2:11:26. Incredibly, only 3 weeks later, he came in 2nd place in the 1996 New York Marathon in 2:10:09, finishing a mere 15 seconds behind champion Giacomo Leone.

Turbo represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside Abebe Mekonnen and Belayneh Dinsamo, but did not finish the race. He held the course record of 2:14:56 in the 1992 Tel Aviv Marathon until 2014.[1]

He died on Monday October 29, 2008 in a fatal car accident which occurred in the Addis Ababa-Awassa road and killed another 18 people.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1995 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st Marathon 2:12:44
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 29th Marathon 2:22:01
1996 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 1st Marathon 2:10:34
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — Marathon DNF
Eindhoven Marathon Eindhoven, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:11:26
1996 New York Marathon New York City, United States 2nd Marathon 2:10:09
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF

References
  1. "Tel Aviv Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved April 11, 2011.



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