Abebe Mekonnen, Date of Birth

    

Abebe Mekonnen

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1964

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: Ethiopia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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