Kebede Balcha
Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia
| |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Obituary – Ethiopian marathoner Kebede Balcha | Africathle".
- ^ "Kebebe Balcha". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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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