Ethiopian long-distance runner
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 2:29:45 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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Ethiopia
1984
Friendship Games
Moscow , Soviet Union
2nd
Marathon
2:11:30
1985
Tokyo International Marathon
Tokyo , Japan
4th
Marathon
2:12:39
1985 World Marathon Cup
Hiroshima , Japan
5th
Marathon
2:09:05
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka , Japan
7th
Marathon
2:13:23
1986
Tokyo International Marathon
Tokyo , Japan
3rd
Marathon
2:08:39
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam, Netherlands
1st
Marathon
2:09:08
Marathon Oasis de Montreal
Montréal, Canada
1st
Marathon
2:10:31
1987
Tokyo International Marathon
Tokyo , Japan
3rd
Marathon
2:11:54
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
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka , Japan
7th
Marathon
2:14:29
1990
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam , Netherlands
2nd
Marathon
2:11:52
1991
Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo, Japan
1st
Marathon
2:10:26
Boston Marathon
Boston , United States
2nd
Marathon
2:11:22
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
—
Marathon
DNF
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka , Japan
4th
Marathon
2:11:39
1992
Boston Marathon
Boston , United States
8th
Marathon
2:13:09
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
—
Marathon
DNF
1993
Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo, Japan
1st
Marathon
2:12:00
World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
—
Marathon
DNF
1994
Tokyo International Marathon
Tokyo , Japan
5th
Marathon
2:12:13
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
2nd
Marathon
2:09:17
Beijing Marathon
Beijing , China
2nd
Marathon
2:11:33
1995
World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
47th
Marathon
2:32:35
1996
Lake Biwa Marathon
Ōtsu, Japan
3rd
Marathon
2:11:55
Boston Marathon
Boston , United States
6th
Marathon
2:10:21
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
81st
Marathon
2:29:45
Beijing Marathon
Beijing , China
7th
Marathon
2:13:21
1997
Seoul International Marathon
Seoul , South Korea
3rd
Marathon
2:12:45
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam , Netherlands
5th
Marathon
2:08:46
Chuncheon Marathon
Chuncheon , South Korea
4th
Marathon
2:10:27
1998
Tiberias Marathon
Sea of Gallilee , Israel
2nd
Marathon
2:14:09
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
5th
Marathon
2:09:52
Berlin Marathon
Berlin , Germany
8th
Marathon
2:12:13
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