Abebe Mekonnen
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Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
He was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. Mekonnen 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.[1] When he ran his 28th sub-2:15 marathon he broke the record set by Bill Rodgers. [2]
His best time was 2:07:35 in the 1988 Beijing Marathon, which is still course record.
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IAAF profile for Abebe Mekonnen
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Carlos Lopes |
Rotterdam Men's Marathon Winner 1986 |
Succeeded by Belayneh Densamo |
Preceded by Hiromi Taniguchi |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1988 |
Succeeded by Hiromi Taniguchi |
Preceded by Ibrahim Hussein |
Boston Men's Marathon Winner 1989 |
Succeeded by Gelindo Bordin |
| Preceded by Takeyuki Nakayama |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1991 |
Succeeded by Koichi Morishita |
| Preceded by Koichi Morishita |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1993 |
Succeeded by Steve Moneghetti |
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