- Belayneh Densamo
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Belayneh Densamo (born June 28, 1965 in Diramo Afarrara, Sidamo) is a long-distance track and road running athlete from Ethiopia. He held the world record in the marathon for 10 years (1988-1998). This was the third longest span without the record being broken since the event was first organized at the 1896 Olympics. The record was set when he ran 2:06:50 at the 1988 Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands. The record was eventually broken by Ronaldo da Costa at the Berlin Marathon in 1998.
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Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Ethiopia
1986 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 2nd ?:??:?? 1986 Moscow Marathon Moscow, Russia 1st 2:14:42 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 1st 2:14:47 1987 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:12:58 1988 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:06:50 1989 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:08:39 1990 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1st 2:11:35 1996 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 2:10:30 Current status
As of 2009, Densamo lives in the area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is no longer active in international competition.
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References
Records Preceded by
Carlos Lopes
Men's Marathon World Record Holder
April 17, 1988 – September 20, 1998Succeeded by
Ronaldo da Costa
All-Africa Games Champions in Men's Marathon and Half Marathon 1973 – 2003: Marathon • 2007 – 2011: Half Marathon1973: Mamo Wolde (ETH) • 1978: Richard Mabuza (SWZ) • 1987: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1991: Tena Negere (ETH) • 1995: Nicolas Nyengerai (ZIM) • 1999: Joshua Peterson (RSA) • 2003: Johannes Kekana (RSA) • 2007: Deriba Merga (ETH) • 2011: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
World Best Year Performance in Men's Marathon 1921: Florestano Benedetti (ITA) • 1922: Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) • 1923: Aksel Jensen (DEN) • 1924: Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) • 1925: Sam Ferris (NIR) • 1926: Iivari Rötkö (FIN) • 1927: Verner Laaksonen (FIN) • 1928: Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) • 1929: Harry Payne (GBR) • 1930: Fukutaro Shibui (JPN) • 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG) • 1932: Tanji Yahagi (JPN) • 1933: Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) • 1934: Tamao Shiaku (JPN) • 1935 – 1936: Sohn Kee-Jung (JPN) • 1937: Manuel Dias (POR) • 1938: Pat Dengis (USA) • 1939: Toyu Ko (KOR) • 1940: Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) • 1941: Les Pawson (USA) • 1942: Zaiten Kimoto (JPN) • 1943: Gérard Côté (CAN) • 1944: Charles Robbins (USA) • 1945: Sven Hakansson (SWE) • 1946 – 1948: Mikko Hietanen (FIN) • 1949: Salomon Könönen (FIN) • 1950: Fedosiy Vanin (URS) • 1951: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1952 – 1954: Jim Peters (ENG) • 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1956: Paavo Kotila (FIN) • 1957 – 1959: Sergei Popov (URS) • 1960: Abebe Bikila (ETH) • 1961: Takayuki Nakao (JPN) • 1962: Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK) • 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA) • 1964: Abebe Bikila (ETH) • 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN) • 1966: Michael Ryan (NZL) • 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS) • 1968 – 1969: Bill Adcocks (ENG) • 1970: Ron Hill (ENG) • 1971: Derek Clayton (AUS) • 1972: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1973: John Farrington (AUS) • 1974: Ian Thompson (ENG) • 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) • 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1978: Shigeru So (JPN) • 1979: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED) • 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA) • 1983: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1984: Steve Jones (WAL) • 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR) • 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1987:Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) • 1988:Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) • 1989: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) • 1990: Steve Moneghetti (AUS) • 1991: Koichi Morishita (JPN) • 1992: David Tsebe (RSA) • 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) • 1994: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) • 1995: Sammy Lelei (KEN) • 1996: Martín Fiz (ESP) • 1997: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) • 1998: Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) • 1999: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) • 2000: António Pinto (POR) • 2001: Josephat Kiprono (KEN) • 2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA) • 2003: Paul Tergat (KEN) • 2004: Evans Rutto (KEN) • 2005 – 2008: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 2009: Duncan Kibet (KEN) • 2010: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
Rotterdam Men's Marathon Winners 1981: John Graham (GBR) • 1982: Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) • 1983: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1984: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) • 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR) • 1986: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) • 1987: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1988: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1989: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1990: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) • 1991: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1992: Salvador García (MEX) • 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) • 1994: Vincent Rousseau (BEL) • 1995: Martín Fiz (ESP) • 1996: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1997: Domingos Castro (POR) • 1998: Fabián Roncero (ESP) • 1999: Japhet Kosgei (KEN) • 2000: Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) • 2001: Josephat Kiprono (KEN) • 2002: Simon Biwott (KEN) • 2003: William Kiplagat (KEN) • 2004: Felix Limo (KEN) • 2005: Jimmy Muindi (KEN) • 2006: Sammy Korir (KEN) • 2007: Joshua Chelanga (KEN) • 2008: William Kipsang (KEN) • 2009: Duncan Kibet (KEN) • 2010: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) • 2011: Wilson Chebet (KEN)Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winners 1947: Toshikazu Wada (JPN) • 1948: Saburo Yamada (JPN) • 1949: Shinzo Koga (JPN) • 1950: Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) • 1951: Hiromi Haigo (JPN) • 1952: Katsuo Nishida (JPN) • 1953: Hideo Hamamura (JPN) • 1954: Reinaldo Gorno (ARG) • 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1956: Keizo Yamada (JPN) • 1957: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) • 1958: Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) • 1959: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) • 1959: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) • 1960: Barry Magee (NZL) • 1961: Pavel Kantorek (TCH) • 1962: Toru Terasawa (JPN) • 1963: Jeff Julian (NZL) • 1964: Toru Terasawa (JPN) • 1965: Hidekuni Hiroshima (JPN) • 1966: Mike Ryan (NZL) • 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS) • 1968: Bill Adcocks (ENG) • 1969: Jerome Drayton (CAN) • 1970: Akio Usami (JPN) • 1971: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1972: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1973: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1974: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1975: Jerome Drayton (CAN) • 1976: Jerome Drayton (CAN) • 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1978: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1979: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1980: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1982: Paul Ballinger (NZL) • 1983: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1984: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) • 1985: Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN) • 1986: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) • 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) • 1988: Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN) • 1989: Manuel Matias (POR) • 1990: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1991: Shuichi Morita (JPN) • 1992: Tena Negere (ETH) • 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) • 1994: Boay Akonay (TAN) • 1995: Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA) • 1996: Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) • 1997: Josia Thugwane (RSA) • 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN) • 1999: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) • 2000: Atsushi Fujita (JPN) • 2001: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) • 2002: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) • 2003: Tomoaki Kunichika (JPN) • 2004: Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN) • 2005: Dmytro Baranovskyy (UKR) • 2006: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 2007: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) • 2008 – 2009: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) • 2010: Jaouad Gharib (MAR)
Categories:- Ethiopian athletes
- Olympic athletes of Ethiopia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Ethiopian long-distance runners
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Ethiopian athletics biography stubs
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