Fatuma Roba

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Fatuma, and not as Roba.
Fatuma Roba
Personal information
Born (1973-12-18) December 18, 1973 (age 50)
Bekoji, Ethiopia
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Marathon

Fatuma Roba (Amharic: ፋጡማ ሮባ; born 18 December 1973) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and for winning three successive Boston Marathons.