- Dereje Nedi
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Dereje Nedi (born January 13, 1954) is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best (2:10:31) in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in Moscow.[1]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Ethiopia 1978 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd Marathon 2:23:08 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th Marathon 2:12:44 1981 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:12:14 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland — Marathon DNF 1984 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, West Germany 1st Marathon 2:11:18 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st Marathon 2:10:32 1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd Marathon 2:25:41 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Marathon 2:15:27 1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 1st Marathon 2:27:51 References
External links
Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ethiopia
- Ethiopian athletics biography stubs
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