Meb Keflezighi

Meb Keflezighi
Meb Keflezighi at the 2016 Olympic Team Trials
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1975-05-05) May 5, 1975 (age 49)
Asmara, Ethiopia
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight127 lb (58 kg)
Websitehttp://www.marathonmeb.com/
Sport
Country United States
Event(s)Marathon, 10,000 m
College teamUCLA Bruins
ClubNew York Athletic Club
Coached byBob Larsen
RetiredNov. 2017
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2000 Sydney
  • 10,000 m - 12th
  • 2004 Athens
  • Marathon -  Silver
  • 2012 London
  • Marathon - 4th
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
  • Marathon - 33rd
World finals
  • 2001 Edmonton
  • 10,000 m - 23rd
  • 2003 Paris
  • 10,000 m - 16th
National finalsNCAA cross-country
NCAA 10,000 m (outdoors)
NCAA 5,000 m (indoors)
NCAA 5,000 m (outdoors)
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Marathon
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Ostend Team
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2009 New York City Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2004 New York City Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2005 New York City Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Boston Marathon
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Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (/ˈmɛb kəˈflɛzɡi/; Tigrinya: መብራህቶም ክፍለዝጊ, Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī; born May 5, 1975) is a retired American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA, where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team. He came in fourth in the 2014 New York City Marathon on November 2, 2014, eighth in the 2015 Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, and second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Mebrahtom Keflezighi". Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Chappell, Bill (April 21, 2014). "America's Meb Keflezighi Wins An Emotional Boston Marathon". NPR. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Mecham, Dave (anchor) (February 13, 2016). 3-Time Olympic Marathoner Meb Keflezighi Places 2nd at U.S. Olympic Trials in Downtown L.A. KTLA 5 News. KTLA. Retrieved February 16, 2016.