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Meb Keflezighi

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Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Meb Keflezighi is the 6,613th most popular athlete (down from 5,380th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Eritrea and the 5th most popular Eritrean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Meb Keflezighi ranks 6,613 out of 6,025. Before him are Dwight Thomas, Dzinara Alimbekava, Ruswahl Samaai, Murray Stewart, Nafia Kuş, and Yampier Hernández. After him are Sviatlana Kudzelich, Inna Stepanova, Lobke Berkhout, Torey DeFalco, Martín Ramos, and Svetlana Radzivil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Meb Keflezighi ranks 1,279. Before him are Todd Bertuzzi, Juvenile, Maurissa Tancharoen, Marty Turco, Monica Bedi, and Charlie O'Connell. After him are Betty Okino, Jacque Vaughn, Tatiana Grigorieva, Just Jack, Kate Havnevik, and Pooja Batra.

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In Eritrea

Among people born in Eritrea, Meb Keflezighi ranks 14 out of 13. Before him are Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988), Biniam Girmay (2000), Tadesse Abraham (1982), Lázaro Martínez (null), Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995), and Merhawi Kudus (1994). After him are Natnael Berhane (1991), Meraf Bahta (1989), Grace Bullen (1997), Amanal Petros (1995), Eyob Faniel (1992), and Tachlowini Gabriyesos (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In Eritrea

Among athletes born in Eritrea, Meb Keflezighi ranks 5. Before him are Zersenay Tadese (1982), Tadesse Abraham (1982), Lázaro Martínez (null), and Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995). After him are Meraf Bahta (1989), Amanal Petros (1995), Eyob Faniel (1992), Tachlowini Gabriyesos (1998), Dzmitry Natynchyk (1993), Yemane Haileselassie (null), and Luna Solomon (1994).

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