Boay Akonay

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Boay Akonay (3 January 1970 – 29 June 2013) was a Tanzanian long-distance runner who won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Tanzania
1988 World Junior Championships
Sudbury, Canada
5th 5000m 14:15.70
6th 10,000m 29:28.46
7th 20 km road run 1:02:33
1992 World Half Marathon Championships Newcastle, England 3rd Half Marathon 1:00:45
1993 World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
13th 10.000 m 29:15.13
Palermo City Marathon
Palermo, Italy
1st Marathon 2:13:52
1994 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States
6th Marathon 2:08:35
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka, Japan
1st Marathon 2:09:45
1995 World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
Marathon
DNF

External links

  • Boay Akonay at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boay Akonay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  • Boay Akonay's obituary