This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Fatuma, and not as Roba.
Fatuma Roba
Personal information
Born
(1973-12-18) December 18, 1973 (age 50) Bekoji, Ethiopia
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Ethiopia
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Marathon
Fatuma Roba (Amharic: ፋጡማ ሮባ; born 18 December 1973) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and for winning three successive Boston Marathons.
FatumaRoba (Amharic: ፋጡማ ሮባ; born 18 December 1973) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold...
in a time of 2:10:34 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's FatumaRoba in 2:26:23. Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved...
town of many famous Ethiopian athletes. They include: Derartu Tulu, FatumaRoba, Tiki Gelana, Mestawet Tufa, the Bekele brothers (Kenenisa and Tariku)...
in a time of 2:07:34 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's FatumaRoba in 2:23:21. Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved...
in a time of 2:09:52 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's FatumaRoba in 2:23:25. Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved...
Ibrahim Tufa Religious Leader Juneydi Sado , Former Oromia President FatumaRoba, Athlete Gelete Burka, Athlete Lencho Bati, Diplomat Haji Adem Sado,...
drummer and songwriter 1972 – DJ Lethal, Latvian-American musician 1973 – FatumaRoba, Ethiopian runner 1974 – Peter Boulware, American football player and...
Kingdom 2005 8 2:15:25 Holder of several long distance world records FatumaRoba Ethiopia 1996 (9) 2000 (19) 1995 (13) 2001 5 2:23:21 Allison Roe New...
at local school around age 13–14. Like other notable athletes such as FatumaRoba and Derartu Tulu, Almaz is also Oromo descent. In addition to her native...
of the Sun, making "Kohoutek" synonymous with disappointment. Born: FatumaRoba, Ethiopian long-distance runner and 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the...
their previous Olympic race, they were beaten back by Ethiopian runner FatumaRoba, who completed the race and won the gold medal with a time of 2:26:05...