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]
KebedeBalcha (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...
actress, and film producer KebedeBalcha (born 1951), Ethiopian marathon runner Kebede Bedasso (born 1949), Ethiopian sprinter Kebede Michael (1916–1998), Ethiopian-born...
in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 December 2022. "Kipruto and Kebede run Japanese all-comers' records in Tokyo". World Athletics. 3 March 2024...
gold medal when he won the marathon in August 1983, beating Ethiopian KebedeBalcha by 24 seconds and Olympic champion Waldemar Cierpinski by 34 seconds...
1978 Danny Flynn (AUS) 2:27:22 Alexandra Fili (GRE) 4:47:00 1977 KebedeBalcha (ETH) 2:14:40.8 Christina Johansson (SWE) 3:05:53 1976 Edgar Friedli (SUI)...
Germany 28:01.26 Marathon details Rob de Castella Australia 2:10:03 KebedeBalcha Ethiopia 2:10:27 Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany 2:10:37 110 m hurdles...
Gerard Helme United Kingdom 2:10:12 Henrik Jørgensen Denmark 2:10:47 4 KebedeBalcha Ethiopia 2:11:32 5 James Dingwall United Kingdom 2:11:44 6 Ricardo...
the line in Lagos in a time of 2:26:26 hours ahead of world medallist KebedeBalcha. He won the Tel Aviv Marathon in 1991 with a time of 2:19:50 hours and...
Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe (since 2017). KebedeBalcha, 66, Ethiopian marathon runner, world championship silver medalist (1983)...
Paul Kipkoech Kenya 28:29.64 Marathon Ahmed Salah Djibouti 2:23:01 KebedeBalcha Ethiopia 2:24:31 Dereje Nedi Ethiopia 2:25:41 3000 metre steeplechase...
Ethiopians withdrew to nearby areas to regroup; Abebe Aregai went to Ankober, Balcha Safo to Gurage, Zewdu Asfaw to Mulo, Blatta Takale Wolde Hawariat to Limmu...