| Intro | Athletics competitor |
| Is |
Runner Athlete Marathon runner |
| From | Ethiopia |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
16 October 1964 |
| Age | 56 years |
Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon. He did not finish in the 1992 games and finished 81st with a time of 2:29 hours in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Mekonnen has the most sub 2:15 marathons of anyone: 32 in all. When he ran his 28th sub-2:15 marathon he broke the record set by Bill Rodgers.
His best time was 2:07:35 in the 1988 Beijing Marathon, which is still course record.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Ethiopia | |||||
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | Marathon | 2:11:30 |
| 1986 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:09 |
| 1987 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:09 |
| All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 10,000 m | 28:58.70 | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | Marathon | DNF | |
| 1988 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:33 |
| Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Marathon | 2:09:33 | |
| Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:35 | |
| 1989 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:06 |
| 1991 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:26 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 1993 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:00 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | Marathon | DNF | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 47th | Marathon | 2:32:35 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 81st | Marathon | 2:29:45 |