Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. 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. When he ran his 28th sub-2:15 marathon he broke the record set by Bill Rodgers.
His best time was 2:07:35 in the 1988 Beijing Marathon, which is still course record.
Achievements
See also
References
- "An Inspired Ethiopian and Kristiansen Are Winners in the Boston Marathon"
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- Boston.com / 1999 Boston Marathon
External links
- Abebe Mekonnen at World Athletics
- Abebe Mekonnen at Olympics.com
- Abebe Mekonnen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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