Kebede Balcha
Ethiopian marathon runner
Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia. He won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships. He is the current record holder for the Montreal International Marathon with 2 hours 10 minutes 3 seconds in 1983.[1] In 1999, he sought asylum in Toronto, where he lived until his death in 2018.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:53 |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | — | Marathon | DNF |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:27 |
1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | Marathon | 2:24:31 |
1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | Marathon | 2:16:07 |
Road races
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1977 | Athens Classic Marathon | Athens, Greece | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:40.8 |
1979 | Montreal International Marathon | Montréal, Canada | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:35 |
1981 | Montreal International Marathon | Montréal, Canada | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:11 |
1983 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | Marathon | 2:12:07 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 4th | Marathon | 2:11:32 | |
Montreal International Marathon | Montréal, Canada | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:03 | |
1984 | Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:11:40 |
1985 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:01 |
1985 World Marathon Cup | Hiroshima, Japan | 11th | Marathon | 2:11:19 | |
Montreal International Marathon | Montréal, Canada | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:39 | |
1986 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Marathon | 2:14:11 |
1988 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6th | Marathon | 2:12:04 |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:12:55 |
References
External links
- Kebede Balcha at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kebede Balcha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Montreal International Marathon
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African Champions in men's marathon
- 1979: Kebede Balcha (ETH)
- 1982: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
- 1984: Not held
- 1985: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1988: Dereje Nedi (ETH)
- 1989: Tsegaye Segne (ETH)
- 1990: Tesfaye Tafa (ETH)
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