Hailu Negussie (born April 16, 1978) is a marathon runner who was the winner of the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005. He finished with a time of 2:11:45 and became the first Ethiopian to win the Boston Marathon since Abebe Mekonnen won the race in 1989. His personal best for the marathon is 2:08:16.

Hailu Negussie
Personal information
Born (1978-04-16) April 16, 1978 (age 46)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportLong-distance running

Negussie tried to defend his Boston title in 2006. However, he dropped out of the race just past the halfway point. Kenyan Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot broke the course record that year. Negussie has also won the Hofu Marathon in 2002 (with a personal best time of 2:08:16) and the Xiamen Marathon (with a time of 2:09:03) in 2003. He also finished fifth in the 2003 Fukuoka Marathon and second in the 2002 Hamburg Marathon.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ethiopia
2000 Shanghai Marathon Shanghai, China 1st Marathon 2:18:17
2003 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 1st Marathon 2:09:03
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece Marathon DNF
2005 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st Marathon 2:11:44

See also

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