Abebe Mekonnen’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Athletics competitor
Is Runner 
Athlete 
Marathon runner 
From Ethiopia 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 16 October 1964
Age: 55 years

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.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd Marathon 2:11:30
1986 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:09:09
1987 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
1991 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:10:26
World Championships Tokyo, Japan — Marathon DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain — Marathon DNF
1993 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:12:00
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany — Marathon DNF
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 47th Marathon 2:32:35
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 81st Marathon 2:29:45
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