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Fatuma Roba

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Fatuma Roba is the 2,877th most popular athlete (down from 2,817th in 2024), the 59th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 61st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fatuma Roba ranks 2,877 out of 6,025. Before her are Manfred Stengl, Jenny Simpson, Antonio Rossi, Marcel Fässler, Nicolae Țaga, and Frank Luck. After her are Vladimer Aptsiauri, Butch Johnson, Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, Al Joyner, Christophe Lemaitre, and Bernd Eichwurzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Fatuma Roba ranks 584. Before her are Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, Matt Hughes, Jere Lehtinen, Ann Kristin Aarønes, Wail al-Shehri, and Igor Simutenkov. After her are Mark Shield, Aviv Geffen, Ben Falcone, Aurélie Filippetti, John LeCompt, and Eisuke Nakanishi.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Fatuma Roba ranks 59 out of 105. Before her are Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), and Addis Abebe (1970). After her are Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), Gadi Kinda (1994), and Berhane Adere (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Fatuma Roba ranks 11. Before her are Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Addis Abebe (1970). After her are Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), Berhane Adere (1973), and Sofia Assefa (1987).

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